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Covid cases in South Africa drop by nearly 40% in a week

South Africa has seen a drop of about 40 per cent in new cases of Covid infection, suggesting that Omicron could be less severe than Delta.

The seven-day rolling average for new infections fell by 35 per cent from an all-time high of 23,000 cases nine days ago to 15,000 on Monday, the Telegraph reported.