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COVID-19 in South Africa: 21st May

Before we begin we’d like to take a moment to explain what is happening here.

“Why is a technology news website covering COVID-19 news,” is a question we’re bound to receive so we’re going to address it right here.

Regulations published by Stella Ndabeni-Abraham states that “all internet sites operating within .zaDNA top level domain name must have a landing page with a visible link to www.sacoronavirus.co.za”.

As we fall under that regulation, we are required to link to the Department of Health’s website but we’re taking that a step further.

Every morning and every afternoon we will publish an update regarding COVID-19 in South Africa. For the purpose of these updates we will refer solely to the following sources of information:

We understand that folks are doing amazing things with data-viz and there are comments from experts that can help, but our goal with these updates is to provide you, our reader, with accurate information from trusted sources. If the source is not reliable, it will not be linked here.

We will also be placing a banner on our home page which you can click at any time to be directed to www.sacoronavirus.co.za.

Our latest update follows on below:

As South Africans wait for news on easing of lockdown restrictions, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread.

As of 20th May there have been 18 003 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in South Africa.

The total number of deaths has climbed to 339 and the Department of Health has reported that a two-day old baby has died as a result of COVID-19.

“Sadly we have recorded the first neonatal mortality related to COVID-19- this was a 2 day old baby that was born prematurely and therefore had lung difficulties which required ventilation support immediately after birth. The mother had tested positive for COVID-19 and the child subsequently tested positive for COVID-19 as well. It is important to appreciate the complexities of the underlying condition of prematurity,” the department reported.

A healthcare worker in the Western Cape has also died as a result of the disease.

The provincial breakdown containing the latest figures follows on below.

Province Confirmed Cases Recoveries Active cases Deaths
Western Cape 11 262 5 105 6 157 210
Eastern Cape 2 215 1 036 1 179 45
Northern Cape 38 27 11 1
Free State 180 118 62 6
KwaZulu-Natal 1 650 842 808 46
North West 72 28 44 1
Mpumalanga 93 58 35 0
Gauteng 2 400 1 694 706 27
Limpopo 93 42 51 3
TOTAL 18 003 8 950 9 053 339

 

As always, in order to stay up to date with the spread of COVID-19 in South Africa and abroad, we advise the following materials and platforms:

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