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Coronavirus in SA: 51 cases confirmed

───   12:40 Sun, 15 Mar 2020

Coronavirus in SA: 51 cases confirmed | News Article
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South Africa's health ministry reported another 13 coronavirus cases on Sunday.


This brings the number of confirmed cases to 51.

Of the 13, 7 come from Gauteng, 5 from the Western Cape and 1 from KwaZulu-Natal.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for consolidated reports from his Cabinet as the country experiences rapidly rising coronavirus cases.

An urgent cabinet meeting will be held on Sunday to discuss the measures implemented to deal with the pandemic.


The breakdown per province is as follows:


GAUTENG: 7

  • A 60-year-old male who had travelled to Iran
  • A 36-year-old male who had travelled to the UK
  • A 54-year-old male who had travelled to Switzerland
  • A 27-year-old male who had travelled to the UK
  • A 21-year-old female who had travelled to Germany
  • A 53-year-old female who had travelled to Germany
  • A 29-year-old male who had travelled to Switzerland


WESTERN CAPE: 5 

  • A 35-year-old female who had travelled to Germany and Austria
  • A 42-year-old female who had travelled to Spain, Switzerland and the UK
  • A 50-year-old male who had travelled to the Netherlands
  • A 33-year-old male who had travelled to Switzerland
  • A 35-year-old male who had travelled to Austria


KWAZULU-NATAL: 1


  • A 34-year-old male who had travelled to the UK


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