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COVID-19: Latest confirmed cases in South Africa at 240
9:36 CAT | 22 Mar 2020
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The Ministry of Health has confirmed that South Africa’s COVID-19 infections continue to rise. 38 additional cases were reported.
The rate of COVID-19 infections rose by 38 from 20 March 2020, to 240 on Saturday, 21 March, according to the Ministry of Health and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD).
We confirm 38 new cases that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the causative pathogen for COVID-19. To date, SA has a total of 240 confirmed cases since the announcement of the first confirmed case by Minister of Health, @DrZweliMkhize , on 5 March 2020.
https://t.co/PitDJgtajn pic.twitter.com/6tJ2odEKHw— NICD (@nicd_sa) March 21, 2020
New confirmed COVID-19 cases
It was also confirmed that Eastern Cape recorded its first case of the coronavirus after a 28-year-old woman who travelled to Germany tested positive for the COVID-19 infection.
At the time of publishing, Gauteng still has the most confirmed cases, with 16 new cases recorded and currently at 125 cases; while the Western Cape has seen the biggest spike in recorded cases, which went up from 56 to 74.
#Covid_19 South Africa’s confirmed cases have now risen to 240.#sabcnews pic.twitter.com/O1Znuu8MF7
— Chriselda ‘Babes WeNdaba’ Lewis ™️ (@Chriseldalewis) March 21, 2020
On Saturday 21 March, global cases stood at 277 312 and 11 554 deaths. More than 91 000 people have recovered from the virus since the first cases were recorded in Wuhan, China.
Confirmed coronavirus cases: Breakdown by province
The provincial breakdown of the 38 new cases is as follows:
Eastern Cape Province
- A 28-year-old female who travelled to Germany
Gauteng Province
- An x-year-old male who travelled to France
- A 55-year-old male with pending travel history
- A 26-year-old male with pending travel history
- A 34-year-old female with pending travel history
- A 43-year-old female with pending travel history
A 61-year-old male with pending travel history - A 6-year-old female with pending travel history
- A 29-year-old female with pending travel history
- A 45-year-old female with pending travel history
- A 64-year-old female with pending travel history
- A 67-year-old male who travelled to France and Ethiopia
- A 39-year-old male who travelled to the United Kingdom
- A 72-year-old female who travelled to Belgium and the Netherlands
- A 41-year-old male who travelled to France and Italy
- A 37-year-old female with pending travel history
- A 30-year-old female who travelled to the United Kingdom and the Netherlands
KwaZulu-Natal Province
- A 59-year-old male with pending travel history
- A 68-year-old male with pending travel history
- A 26-year-old female who travelled to the United States of America and the United Kingdom
Western Cape Province
- A 30-year-old female who travelled to Ireland
- A 57-year-old female who travelled to Germany and Switzerland
- A 55-year-old who travelled to France and Switzerland
- A 74-year-old female who travelled to the United Kingdom
- A 52-year-old male with pending travel history
- A 44-year-old male who travelled to the United States of America
- A 26-yer-old female who travelled to the United Kingdom
- A 57-year-old male who travelled to Spain
- A 36-year-old male who travelled the United Kingdom and France
- A 40-year-old female with pending travel history
- A 52-year-old female who travelled to the United Kingdom
- A 48-year-old female who travelled to the United Kingdom
- A 39-year-old male who travelled to Dublin and Ireland
- A 36-year-old male with pending travel history
- A 55-year-old female with pending travel history
- A 45-year-old male who travelled to Germany and Austria
- A 65-year-old female who travelled to the United Kingdom
- A 34-year-old male with pending travel history
Source: The South African
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