South Africa, as of 4th December, R = 2.5 https://www.nicd.ac.za/diseases-a-z-index/disease-index-covid-19/surveillance-reports/covid-19-special-reports/the-initial-and-daily-covid-19-effective-reproductive-number-in-south-africa/ https://www.nicd.ac.za https://www.nicd.ac.za/diseases-a-z-index/disease-index-covid-19/surveillance-reports/ https://www.nicd.ac.za/diseases-a-z-index/disease-index-covid-19/surveillance-reports/weekly-epidemiological-brief/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-12-08-covid-19-symptoms-now-are-far-milder-than-in-the-first-three-waves-says-netcare-ceo/ The National Institute for Communicable Diseases The percentage of positive tests nationally: 24.9% (16.4%) higher than last week Gauteng, 35% Limpopo, 32.7% Mpumalanga, 26.9% North West,…