Just In: Ramaphosa to Address Nation As Coronavirus Cases In South Africa Rise to 51
15 March 2020
The total number of coronavirus cases in South Africa is now 51, the health department confirmed on Sunday.
On Sunday, the Health Department announced that an additional 13 cases have been recorded on top of the 14 patients confirmed on Saturday.
On Friday, South Africa’s confirmed positive cases stood at 24. They have doubled over the weekend.
The Western Cape now has 14 confirmed cases in total.
Here’s the breakdown of the 13 cases that were announced on Sunday 15 March:
WESTERN CAPE: 5 new cases
- 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
GAUTENG: 7 new cases
- 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
KWAZULU-NATAL: 1 new case
- A 34-year-old male who had travelled to the UK