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Confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa rise to 4546, deaths increase to 87

As of Sunday, the total number of confirmed coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in South Africa stood at 4546 - an increase of 185 over the previous day's figure, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said. The total number of tests conducted to date was 168,643, of which 7639 were done in the past 24 hours, he said in a statement. "We regrettably report another [one] Covid-19-related death in the Western Cape, which […]

today27 April 2020

Local

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in SA total 240, says NICD

The number of confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in South Africa now stands at 240, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Saturday. The NICD, a division of the national health laboratory service, as of March 21, "can confirm 38 new additional cases that have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the causative pathogen for COVID-19", the institute said in a statement. "To date, South Africa has a total of […]

today21 March 2020

International News

China coronavirus outbreak: All the latest updates

At least 114 new deaths reported from mainland China while confirmed new cases saw the biggest drop in almost a month.China's National Health Commission reported on Thursday at least 114 new deaths from the coronavirus outbreak as of the end of Wednesday, bringing to at least 2,118 the number of fatalities nationwide. At least 108 of the new fatalities were from Hubei Province, the epicentre of the epidemic. The national […]

today20 February 2020

International News

China coronavirus outbreak: All the latest updates

Liu Zhiming, head of Wuhan's Wuchang Hospital, among the latest fatalities of virus that has infected 72,436 people. The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in mainland China reached at least 1,868 as of the end of Monday, with additional 93 deaths from Hubei and five more in other parts of the country, according to the country's health commission on Tuesday. The news comes as state television reported that Liu […]

today18 February 2020

International News

China coronavirus outbreak: All the latest updates

Officials in China's Hubei replaced after surge in deaths and criticism of provincial government's handling of outbreak.China on Thursday removed the top political leadership in Hubei, the province at the centre of the escalating coronavirus outbreak, shortly after health officials there reported 242 people died from the virus on Wednesday - more than twice the number of the previous day and the highest daily toll since the outbreak began. This […]

today14 February 2020

International News

What happens if you get infected by the new coronavirus?

China said the death toll from the new coronavirus surged past 1,000 on Tuesday, as Beijing stepped up efforts to treat tens of thousands of sick people and the World Health Organization (WHO) urged the world to "fight this virus before it gets out of control". Since the new type of virus was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December, it has infected more than 40,000 […]

today11 February 2020

International News

China coronavirus outbreak: All the latest updates

More than 900 people have now died in mainland China from the coronavirus that emerged in the central city of Wuhan at the end of last year as the World Health Organization (WHO) deployed an expert team to the country to investigate the outbreak. China's National Health Commission reported there were 97 new fatalities from the virus on February 9, making Sunday the deadliest day so far. The new fatalities […]

today10 February 2020

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