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Nelson Mandela Bay acting mayor Thsonono Buyeye has called on parents to not allow their children to take part in valedictory, farewell and pens down parties as these increase the risk of Covid-19 infections.Image: iStock / Miodrag Ignjatovic

No pens down parties: Plea as Covid-19 cases rise in Mandela Bay

No pens down parties, valedictory celebrations or farewells, Nelson Mandela Bay acting mayor Thsonono Buyeye has pleaded with Bay parents as Covid-19 cases continue to surge in the metro. By Monday, the Bay had 2,666 active cases with…

Prof Salim Abdool Karim says SA can expect to see an increase in Covid-19 infections around August 28. Image: Sandile Ndlovu

Eased restrictions will see increase in Covid-19 cases — Prof Salim Abdool Karim

SA will see a slight increase in Covid-19 infections in the next 10 days, according to the chair of the Covid-19 ministerial advisory committee, Prof Salim Abdool Karim. During an interview with eNCA on Monday, he said the rise will come…

SA Latest Covid-19 statistics – 28 July 2020

Sarah Baartman District Covid-19 Case Breakdown – 5 July 2020

SARAH BAARTMAN DISTRICT – COVID-19 Case Breakdown and Case Breakdown per area/town as at 5 July 2020 Talk of the Town Reporter

SA has recorded 20,125 confirmed Covid-19 cases, the health ministry said on Friday. Image: 123RF/ADZIC NATASA

SA Covid-19 cases pass the 20,000 mark as deaths rise to nearly 400

SA has seen more than 20,000 Covid-19 cases, of which nearly 400 had resulted in death, the health ministry said on Friday. Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said in a statement that there were 988 new cases and 28 additional deaths in the last…

Coranavirus treatment area. File image Image: Werner Hills

SA records 3 more Covid-19 deaths, rising concern about Western Cape infections

The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa on Sunday night is 15,515 with 1,160 new cases identified in the last 24-hour cycle of testing. Health minister Zweli Mkhize said, “Regrettably we report a further three…

SA’s Covid-19 cases up more than 700 for the first time, 13 deaths recorded

The number of South Africans who have died of Covid-19 stood at 219 on Wednesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa said. The number of confirmed infections was 12,074. This was an increase of 724 cases and 13 deaths. Ramaphosa said that, without…

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize with health MEC Sindiswa Gomba in Port Elizabeth. Image: Fredlin Adriaan

Eastern Cape catapults to SA’s third most Covid-19 cases / Provincial breakdown

Health minister Zweli Mkhize on Tuesday announced that South Africa had reached a total of 11,350 confirmed Covid-19 infections. The latest Covid-19 coronavirus coverage The Eastern Cape had 148 new infections, with a new total of 1,504…

Eastern Cape Covid-19 cases jump to 417, SA records sharpest daily increase, 10 new deaths

There are now 417 cases, in the Eastern Cape, rising sharply from 377 on Wednesday. The province has has six deaths and 19 recoveries. The country also recorded 10 more deaths to the pandemic, bringing the national death toll to 75. This…

The Covid-19 patient known as Megs has now recovered. Picture: InstagramImage: Instagram

Pioneer Covid-19 victim’s brave campaign to help SA through crisis

Going public and starting an Instagram story to document her journey as one of the first confirmed Covid-19 cases in SA was, for “Megs”, just as scary as the initial diagnosis. However, the 35-year-old Cape Town woman now has 10,000…