This post gives details of the Latest Confirmed cases of COVID-19 (29th March 2020).
What is COVID-19?
Human Coronaviruses are common throughout the world. There are many different coronaviruses identified in animals but only a small number of these can cause disease in humans.
On 7 January 2020, ‘Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2’ (SARS-CoV-2) was confirmed as the causative agent of ‘Coronavirus Disease 2019’ or COVID-19. The majority of the case-patients initially identified were dealers and vendors at a seafood, poultry and live wildlife market in China. Since then, the virus has spread to more than 100 countries, including South Africa.
Latest Confirmed cases of COVID-19 (29th March 2020).
Media Release
29 March 2020
As at today, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is 1280. This is an increase of 93 from the previously reported cases.
The provincial breakdown is as follows:
| GAUTENG | 584 |
| WESTERN CAPE | 310 |
| KWAZULU – NATAL | 167 |
| FREE STATE | 72 |
| NORTH WEST | 6 |
| MPUMALANGA | 11 |
| LIMPOPO | 12 |
| EASTERN CAPE | 12 |
| NORTHERN CAPE | 6 |
| UNALLOCATED | 100 |
REPORT OF A SECOND DEATH
It is with sadness that we announce the second death of a patient who had tested positive for COVID-19. The 74 year old male had been in ICU and ventilation in a private hospital in Ladysmith. He had travelled to Kruger National Park with his family and came back with flu like symptoms. He was confirmed to be COVID-19 positive on the 27th March 2020.
It has been reported to us that the deceased patient had an underlying skin cancer condition (melanoma), which had already complicated. He presented with the following symptoms:
respiratory distress, shortness of breath, cardiac failure, decreased saturation and his temperature was above 38 degrees.
The deceased’s family, 14 health workers, including 3 specialist doctors, who were in contact with him are now in quarantine and being monitored.
We express our condolences to the family and we thank the doctors and health workers who looked after the deceased patient until his time of passing.
Dr Zwelini Mkhize
Minister of Health
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