2020-03-17-whatsapp-cases.txt

Current Status of Cases of COVID-19 in South Africa

17 MARCH 2020 - 23:40pm

85 confirmed cases 
0 deaths 

The breakdown per province of total infections is as follows:

GAUTENG: 45

WESTERN CAPE: 21

KWAZULU-NATAL: 16

MPUMALANGA: 2

LIMPOPO: 1

8 of the 85 cases have now been confirmed as local transmissions.

The National Department of Health will now be releasing results as they are submitted by both private and public laboratories. In instances where NDOH confirmatory tests yield different results, the public will be duly informed.

TEST RESULTS OF CITIZENS REPATRIATED FROM WUHAN:

All the citizens from Wuhan were tested and their results came back negative for COVID-19.
They will continue to be kept in quarantine for the prescribed period and will thereafter be reunified with the community.

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