Current Status of Cases of COVID-19 in South Africa on 20 MARCH 2020 at 11:40 am was a total of 202 with 52 New cases and one 1 Full recovery (Confirmed Negative and cleared for returning home)
South Africa has recorded 0 deaths.
The COVID-19 in South Africa breakdown per province of total infections is as follows:
Gauteng: 109
Western Cape: 57
KwaZulu-Natal: 29
Mpumalanga: 5
Limpopo: 1
Free State: 1
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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.
COVID-19 in South Africa is becoming challenging given the rate of positive cases being recorded now.
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