Locally transmitted cases bring Covid-19 tally to 116
Health minister provides breakdown of cases province by province
The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 has risen to 116 since Tuesday’s tally of 85, and includes further cases of local transmission, health minister Zweli Mkhize has announced. There are now 14 cases of local transmission, up from the eight announced yesterday, he said.
“As part of tracking and tracing, we have collated background information on how these patients were infected. We will provide information to the public, so as to give a sense of how these local transmissions occur. We will, however, not disclose full details as this information is subject to patient confidentiality which we are bound by,” he said...
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