COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa
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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed by Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize to have spread to South Africa on 5 March 2020. The first known case was a South African returning from Italy.
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COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa | |
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Disease | Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) |
Virus strain | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) |
Location | South Africa |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China 30°35′14″N 114°17′17″E |
Index case | Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal |
Arrival date | 1 March 2020 (4 years, 2 months, 2 weeks and 5 days ago) |
Confirmed cases | 734175 (as of 6 November 2020[update])[1] |
Recovered | 675593 (as of 6 November 2020[update])[1] |
Deaths | 19749 (as of 6 November 2020[update])[1] |
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