The number of Covid-19 cases in South Africa has increased to 240 with the Eastern Cape confirming its first case.
According to a statement issued by the health department, details of the new cases are as follows:
GAUTENG: 16 cases
-A 55 year old male with pending travel history
-A 26 year old male with pending travel history
-A 34 year old female with pending travel history
-A 43 year old female with pending travel history
-A 61 year old male with pending travel history
-A 6 year old female with pending travel history
-A 29 year old female with pending travel history
-A 45 year old female with pending travel history
-A 64 year old female with pending travel history
-A 67 year old male who travelled to France and Ethiopia
-A 39 year old male who travelled to the UK
-A 72 year old female who travelled to Belgium and Netherlands
-A 41 year old male who travelled to France and Italy
-A 37 year old female with pending travel history
-A 30 year old female who travelled to the UK and Netherlands
-A male who travelled to France
KWAZULU-NATAL: 3 cases
-A 59 year old male with pending travel history
-A 68 year old male with pending travel history
-A 26 year old female who travelled to the UK and USA
EASTERN CAPE: 1 case
-A 28 year old female who travelled to Germany
WESTERN CAPE:18
-A 30 year old female who travelled to Ireland
-A 57 year old female who travelled to Germany and Switzerland
-A 55 year old male who travelled to France and Switzerland
-A 74 year old female who travelled to the UK
-A 52 year old male with pending travel history
-A 44 year old male who travelled to USA
-A 26 year old female who travelled to the UK
-A 57 year old male who travelled to Spain
-A 36 year old male who travelled to the UK and France
-A 40 year old female with pending travel history
-A 52 year old female who travelled to the UK
-A 48 year old female who travelled to the UK
-A 39 year old male who travelled to Ireland
-A 36 year old male with pending travel history
-A 55 year old female with pending travel history
-A 35 year old male who travelled to Austria and Germany
-A 65 year old female who travelled to the UK
-A 34 year old male with pending travel history
The total cases per province are:
- Eastern Cape 1
- Free State 7
- Gauteng 125
- KwaZulu-Natal 27
- Limpopo 1
- Mpumalanga 5
- Western Cape 74
