Omicron worry: Dip in cases may show South Africa is past the variant-driven peak

South Africa's noticeable drop in new Covid-19 cases in recent days may signal that the country's dramatic omicron-driven wave has passed its peak, medical experts said.

South Africa's noticeable drop in new COVID-19 cases in recent days may signal that the country's dramatic omicron-driven surge has passed its peak, medical experts say.

Daily virus case counts are notoriously unreliable, as they can be affected by uneven testing, reporting delays and other fluctuations. But they are offering one tantalising hint — far from conclusive yet — that omicron infections may recede quickly after a ferocious spike.