It is now official that the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has risen to 17 as on the 12 of March 2020.
The Department of Health has confirmed on Thursday that there are four new cases of coronavirus in South Africa. This raises the number of confirmed coronavirus cases to 17 with these 4 new cases in KZN, Mpumalanga, the Free State and Gauteng.
The Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize said a 32-year-old man who had come into contact with a Chinese businessman tested positive for the coronavirus in the Free State. This patient, who had not travelled abroad, becomes the first local transmission case of the virus on South African shores.
“A pandemic is a worldwide spread of a new disease. Today, 12 March 2020, South Africa now has 17 confirmed cases of COVID-19. This is an additional 4 cases from Wednesday,” said Dr Mkhize.
New coronavirus cases confirmed:
- Free State - 1 new infection - A 32-year-old man came into contact with a Chinese businessman. He has not travelled abroad and becomes the country's first local transmissionof the coronavirus.
- Mpumalanga - 1 new infection - A 27-year-old woman who had returned from the United States on March 7, tested positive.
- KZN - 1 new infection - A 38-year-old man from Durban, but who resides in Turkey, was visiting his family in South Africa when he tested postive. He arrived in the country via the UK on March 7.
- Gauteng - 1 new infection - A 43-year-old Joburg man traveled to New York via Dubai and returned to South Africa on March 8. He tested positive.
It is now official that the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has risen to 17 as on the 12 of March 2020.
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