85 CORONA VIRUS CASES IN SOUTH AFRICA, 23 NEW CASES

The Department of Health has announced that South Africa now has 85 confirmed cases of covid-19 positive patients. This means that there’s a an increase of 23 from yesterday’s announcement by the Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize.

Gauteng is the province with the most Coronavirus cases. The province has 14 new cases:

? A 45 year old male who had travelled to Belgium, UK, France and the US
? A 37 year old male who had travelled to the UK
? A 54 year old female who had travelled to the USA
? A 52 year old male who had travelled to the UK
? A 25 year old male who travelled to the UK
? A 52 year old female who had travelled to Italy
? A 59 year old male who travelled to the UK and Dubai
? A 57 year old male who travelled to the USA
? A 60 year old male who travelled to the USA
? A 37 year old female who travelled to Italy and Dubai
? A 21 year old female with no travel history.
? A 34 year old male with no international travel history.
? A 26 year old female with no international travel history
? A 32 year old female with no international travel history

There’s now 8 cases of local transmission. Experts have raised an issue of an ethical obligation to immediately alert patients as soon as the results become available. It is also important to avoid public areas if you are sick and to frequently wash your hands.