Author name: Koketso Matjane

Media Statement 23 October 2020 As of today, the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 712 412. Province Total cases for 23 October 2020 Percentage total Eastern Cape 93 203 13,1 Free State 55 015 7,7 Gauteng 226 695 31,8 KwaZulu-Natal 121 970 17,1 Limpopo 17 098 2,4 Mpumalanga 29 195 4,1 North West […]

Media Statement 22 October 2020 As of today, the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 710 515, with 2 156 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. Province Total cases for 22 October 2020 Percentage total Eastern Cape 92 936 13,1 Free State 54 691 7,7 Gauteng 226 363 31,9 KwaZulu-Natal 121 802

Media Statement 21 October 2020   As of today, the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 708 359, with 2055 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. Province Total cases for 21 October 2020 Percentage total Eastern Cape 92 566 13,1 Free State 54 238 7,7 Gauteng 226 073 31,9 KwaZulu-Natal 121 647

As of today, the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 706 304. Province Total cases for 20 October 2020 Percentage total Eastern Cape 92 246 13,1 Free State 53 898 7,6 Gauteng 225 734 32,0 KwaZulu-Natal 121 528 17,2 Limpopo 16 878 2,4 Mpumalanga 28 899 4,1 North West 32 006 4,5 Northern Cape

As of today, the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 705 254 with 1 461 new cases identified since the last report. Province Total cases for 19 October 2020 Percentage total Eastern Cape 92122 13,1 Free State 53679 7,6 Gauteng 225559 32,0 KwaZulu-Natal 121436 17,2 Limpopo 16849 2,4 Mpumalanga 28830 4,1 North West 31864

The Minister of Health wishes to inform the public that 6 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed. This takes the total number of coronavirus positive patients in South Africa to 13. Gauteng Cases: 4 A 33 year old female who had travelled to Italy and returned on the 1st of March 2020. A couple,

As of 2 March 2020, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, has tested a total of 160 persons for SARS-CoV-2 of which 109 met the case definition for persons under investigation (PIU). As of 2 March 2020, all results have been negative. The NICD is currently

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service notes the two South Africans who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the Princess Diamond Cruise Ship in Japan. We confirm that these citizens are currently being treated in Japan and are in good care. The Department of

What do we know about this outbreak so far? On 24 December 2019, the National Institute of Communicable Diseases, a division of the National Health Laboratory Service was informed of a suspected outbreak of bloodstream infections in the neonatal unit at Tembisa hospital. The suspected organism was identified as Klebsiella pneumoniae, a bacterial pathogen. We