Covid-19: 1280 cases and second confirmed death in South Africa
The deceased's family, 14 health workers, including three specialist doctors who were in contact with him are now in quarantine and being monitored
Minister of Health, Zweli Mkhize, confirmed that there are now 1280 cases of Covid-19 in South Africa.
This is an increase of 93 from the previously reported cases.
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Health announces the second confirmed death due to Covid-19.
The 74-year-old male had been in ICU and on ventilation in a private hospital in Ladysmith. He had travelled to the Kruger National Park with his family and came back with flu like symptoms. He was confirmed to be Covid-19 positive on 27 March.
It was reported that he had an underlying skin cancer condition. He presented with repratory distress, shortness of breath, cardiac failure, decreased saturation and a temperature above 38 degrees.
The deceased’s family, 14 health workers, including three specialist doctors who were in contact with him are now in quarantine and being monitored.
The Provincial breakdown of cases 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 cases – 100
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