Latest COVID-19 Johannesburg Updates

Joburg Admin / March 16, 2020

Sunday, 29 March 2020

Cases in South Africa have increased to 1 280. https://twitter.com/nicd_sa/status/1244339420637134848

Saturday, 28 March 2020

The number of COVID-19 cases increased by 112, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 1 187 in South Africa. https://twitter.com/nicd_sa/status/1243970428936376320

Friday, 27 March 2020

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Thursday, 26 March 2020

https://twitter.com/nicd_sa/status/1243203682524676097

Wednesday, 25 March 2020

Number of cases in South Africa increases to 709. https://twitter.com/News24/status/1242799566191198215

Tuesday, 24 March 2020

The number of COVID-19 cases in South Africa has increased to 554. https://twitter.com/nicd_sa/status/1242439230359515136 Last night, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the 21-day national lockdown of South Africa starting as of midnight on Thursday, 26 March 2020 until Thursday, 16 April 2020. https://twitter.com/eNCA/status/1242150768028909569

Monday, 23 March 2020

Number of COVID-19 cases in South Africa has increased to 402. https://twitter.com/nicd_sa/status/1242058380572798976 President Cyril Ramaphosa to address the public today. Click here to livestream from eNCA on YouTube. https://twitter.com/eNCA/status/1241774774973579266 The Gauteng Provincial Government has shared a tweet regarding which public facilities are closed due to social distancing and preventing the spread of COVID-19. https://twitter.com/GDCoGTA/status/1241742315091374081 Over the weekend, the total number of COVID-19 cases has increased to 274 as of Sunday, 22 March 2020. The NICD urges the public to continue practicing social distancing and hygiene practices in order to stop the spread of the virus. https://twitter.com/nicd_sa/status/1241790039228645378

Friday, 20 March 2020

The number of cases in South Africa have increased to 202. https://twitter.com/SABCNewsOnline/status/1240935088071868417 The Department of Health is happy to share that they are now seeing recoveries of previously reported COVID-19 cases. Finally, some good news! https://twitter.com/HealthZA/status/1240667947472949249

Thursday, 19 March 2020

34 new cases have been confirmed, bringing the total number to 150 in South Africa. Majority of these new cases are based in Gauteng, Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Of the newly confirmed cases, majority are imported and two are locally transmitted. Also, the Free State Province has its first confirmed case. https://twitter.com/nicd_sa/status/1240628563004489728

Wednesday, 18 March 2020

As of Wednesday 18 March 2020, the number of COVID-19 cases in South Africa has increased to 116 cases. There has been an increase of 31 new cases. For more information, follow NICD on Twitter. https://twitter.com/nicd_sa/status/1240186214659100672

Monday 16 March 2020

As of Monday 16 March 2020, the NICD has confirmed an additional 11 new COVID-19 cases that have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the causative pathogen for COVID-19, seven of which are located in Gauteng. This brings a total of 62 confirmed COVID-19 cases across South Africa. Gauteng province:
  • A 33-year-old male who travelled to Spain
  • A 68 year-old-female who travelled to Austria
  • A 30-year-old male who travelled to India
  • A 39-year-old male who travelled to the United States of America
  • A 43-year-old female who travelled to the United States of America
  • A 50-year-old male who travelled to France and the United Kingdom
  • A 37-year-old who travelled to the United States of America, Dubai and Mexico
  • Visit www.nicd.ac.za for more information.
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