Delta Covid-19 variant starting to dominate in South Africa, say scientists

JOHANNESBURG: New coronavirus infections in South Africa appear to be dominated by the Delta variant that was first identified in India, scientists said on Saturday as a third wave sweeps the hard-hit African country.

South Africa is the continent's worst-affected nation in terms of coronavirus cases and deaths, accounting for roughly a third of confirmed infections and more than 40% of deaths. But the rollout of vaccines has been slow, with just 2.7 million administered so far out of a population of 60 million.