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BREAKING: President Ramaphosa extends Covid-19 lockdown by 14 days, 1,934 cases of Covid-19 in South Africa
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Covid-19 death toll now at 24, as cases jump to 2003
The Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize, says 73 028 tests have been conducted.
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[https://www.africanews.com/2020/04/1...fricanews-hub/[QUOTE]April 10: South Africa cases pass 2000
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have passed the 2000 mark. Figures released on April 10 put the figure at 2003 from 73,028 cases. The death toll has also hit 24 from 18 with 95 recoveries as of April 9.
The country is Africa’s most impacted and the big figures are credited to the rate of testing. Comparatively, most other African countries can only boast of below 10,000 tests as compared to South Africa’s 73,000 plus tests.
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced an extension to the 21-day lockdown announced last month. The two-week extension he says will be critical in containment efforts. The president and his cabinet agreed a salary slash to support the government’s solidarity fund[/QUOTE]
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COVID-19 INFECTIONS RISE TO 2,028, WITH CONFIRMED DEATHS NOW AT 25
The total number of Covid-19infections in South Africa on Saturday increased by 2,028, with confirmed deaths now at 25.
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145 new Covid-19 cases confirmed in SA as infections rise to 2 173
The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa is 2 173, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Sunday night.
This is an increase of 145 from the previously reported cases. The total number of tests conducted to date is 80 085.
"We are also seeing an increase in tests conducted at public laboratories. Of the 5 032 tests conducted in the past day, 3 192 were done in public laboratories."
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Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced that South Africa has two more deaths and recorded 99 new infections, 438 815 people have been screened in the country, while 4 537 was referred to have further testing.
Professor Salim Abdool Karim, an epidemiologist and infectious diseases specialist who is working as an advisor for the government, said the coronavirus infection had shown to be increasing, in keeping with global trends, but that changed once the lockdown was introduced.
Karim contrasted South Africa’s Covid-19 “line” with other countries like the UK and China, and said the data showed that South Africa’s epidemic trajectory was unique.
He said there were three possible reasons: the first that South Africa could be testing less, doing tests mainly in the private sector as opposed to public - and not getting a sense of what is happening in poorer areas, or the reduction could be “genuine”.
Karim’s presentation showed that the first possibility could not be, since South Africa had dramatically increased the number of testing since the outbreak began.
Regarding testing poorer communities, he said National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) “sharply increased” its testing in the “townships and the communities”.
Karim says the next week is "critical" because the number of cases that are found will guide the government's next move.
“We cannot escape this epidemic, not unless South Africa has… some mojo that protects us that is not present anywhere else in the world.”
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Slide deck: SA’s Covid-19 epidemic: Trends & Next steps
Prepared on 13th April 2020 by Salim S. Abdool Karim, FRS
Chair: Ministerial Advisory Group on Covid-19
Director: CAPRISA – Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa
CAPRISA Professor in Global Health: Columbia University
Adjunct Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases: Harvard University
Adjunct Professor of Medicine: Cornell University
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research): University of KwaZulu-Natal
Director: DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in HIV Prevention
Prepared for Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize
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Death toll rises to 34
There are seven new confirmed coronavirus related deaths in South Africa.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 fatalities in the country to 34.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize also announced that the number of cases has risen to 2,506.
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Covid-19 deaths jump by 14 to 48, infections increase to 2605 with 903 recoveries
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Covid-19 has now infected 2,783 in SA, and has killed 50
In a statement on Friday, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said that 2,783 people have now contracted coronavirus in SA.
It is an overall increase of 178.
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3 034 cases of the novel coronavirus, 52 deaths
The Health Department on Saturday said South Africa now had 3 034 cases of the novel coronavirus up from the 2 783 cases reported on Friday.
This means 251 more cases had been recorded by the department.
The department said the country also now had a total of 52 people who have succumbed to the virus with the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces recording two new deaths.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said a total of 108 021 tests have been conducted to date.
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COVID-19 CASES NOW SITTING AT 3 158 WITH 2 NEW DEATHS
Source: Ministry of Health
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Confirmed cases: 3 300. Deaths: 58. Recoveries: 1 055
Source: Ministry of Health
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