Update on the Coronavirus Pandemic March 2020
March 2020
What are the current world-wide statistics of the Coronavirus?
As of Friday 13 March 2020, the reported Coronavirus statistics are:
Coronavirus Cases: 135,820 Deaths: 4,990 Recovered: 70,427
For the Latest Update Please click here https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
Coronavirus crisis declared pandemic by WHO
The World Health Organisation has declared that the global coronavirus crisis is now a pandemic.
Coronavirus in South Africa
Confirmed cases
On 12 March 202 we had 16 confirmed cases (a previously reported case has been withdrawn) in South Africa.
Provinces reported cases
KWAZULU-NATAL (8 reported cases)
12 March:
A 38-year-old male from Durban who lives in Turkey, was visiting family in South Africa. He had travelled to the UK and returned to SA on 7 March.
11 March:
A 40-year-old male who travelled to Portugal. He returned on 7 March.
9 March:
A 45-year-old male who had recently travelled to Italy.
A 38-year old male who also had recently travelled to Italy.
A couple who had also travelled to Italy.
All four confirmed cases were part of a travel group from which the first positive case in SA originated.
8 March:
The wife of the first diagnosed patient, she had also travelled to Italy.
5 March:
A 38-year-old male who travelled to Italy and returned 1 March. He was the country's first confirmed positive case.
GAUTENG (6 reported cases)
12 March:
A 43-year-old male who had travelled to New York via Dubai and returned to SA on 8 March.
11 March:
A 33-year-old female who travelled to Italy and returned on 1 March.
A 34-year-old male who travelled to Germany and returned on 9 March.
A 33-year-old female who travelled to Germany and returned on 9 March.
A 57-year-old male who travelled to Austria and Italy. He returned to South Africa on 9 March.
7 March
A 39-year-old woman who travelled to Italy - she was part of the same travel group as the first diagnosed patient.
WESTERN CAPE (1 reported case)
11 March
A 36-year-old male who travelled to multiple countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Turkey. He returned to South Africa on 9 March.
MPUMALANGA (1 reported case)
12 March:
A 27-year-old female who had travelled to the United States and returned on 7 March.
The health minister has confirmed that a case previously reported as being a positive test in the Free State, involving a 32-year-old male, has been withdrawn. While the patient has been unwell, the tests have proved that the Free State patient is negative from the coronavirus, the minister confirmed.
Source:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
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