INFOGRAPHIC: 402 cases of Covid-19 now confirmed in South Africa

Minister of Health, Zwelini Mkhize has just announced that there are now 402 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in South Africa.

This means that there is an increase of 128 from yesterday’s announcement. As has been announced, President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation on measures to be undertaken to mitigate the impact of Covid-19.

The Department of Health will thereafter engage the public to give further details and explanations on the results including the significant rise, the ongoing testing process and each province’s progress on contact tracing efforts.

More details will be published as soon as it becomes available.

* Notice: Coronavirus reporting at Caxton Local Media aims to combat fake news

Dear reader,

As your local news provider, we have the duty of keeping you factually informed on Covid-19 developments. As you may have noticed, mis- and disinformation (also known as “fake news”) is circulating online. Caxton Local Media is determined to filter through the masses of information doing the rounds and to separate truth from untruth in order to keep you adequately informed. Local newsrooms follow a strict pre-publication fact-checking protocol. A national task team has been established to assist in bringing you credible news reports on Covid-19.

Readers with any comments or queries may contact National Group Editor Irma Green (irma@caxton.co.za) or Legal Adviser Helene Eloff (helene@caxton.co.za).