Dec. 3, 2021 -- South Africa reported another major increase in new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, with more than 11,500 daily cases and a 22% test positivity rate, according to the latest data from the country’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases.
That’s up from 8,400 new cases and a 16% positivity rate on Wednesday. Less than 2 weeks ago, South Africa was reporting about 300 new cases per day and a 2% positivity rate.