South Africa
#CoronavirusSA: Six more cases of Covid-19 confirmed─── 10:16 Wed, 11 Mar 2020
Six new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed by the Minister of Health, Zweli Mkhize, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 13.
These cases are in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape.
Gauteng:
• A 33-year-old female who had travelled to Italy and returned on 1 March.
• A couple, 34-year-old male and a 33-year-old female who had travelled to Germany. They returned to South Africa on 9 March.
• A 57-year-old male who had travelled to Austria and Italy. He returned to South Africa on 9 March.
KwaZulu-Natal:
• A 40-year-old male who had travelled to Portugal. He returned on 7 March.
Western Cape:
• A 36-year-old male who had travelled to multiple countries including Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Turkey. He returned to South Africa on 9 March.
"All the patients have now been advised. Those who are symptomatic have started receiving treatment. Some of these patients are already in hospital while some, specifically those who are asymptomatic, are in self-quarantine. Contact tracing has also started for all these cases," Mkhize said on Wednesday.
