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The COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa was part of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ().. On 5 March 2020, Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize had confirmed the spread of the virus to South Africa, with the first known patient being a male citizen who tested positive upon his return from Italy. [4]
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For the Netherlands, based on overall excess mortality, an estimated 20,000 people died from COVID-19 in 2020, [10] while only the death of 11,525 identified COVID-19 cases was registered. [9] The official count of COVID-19 deaths as of December 2021 is slightly more than 5.4 million, according to World Health Organization's report in May 2022.
New strains of the virus were found in December 2020 in South Africa and Nigeria, in addition to the Lineage B.1.1.7 variant reported in the United Kingdom in September. [ 10 ] The African Union secured close to 300 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in the largest such agreement yet for Africa; it was announced on 13 January 2021.
Half of the 500,000 cases reported in the continent are from South Africa or Egypt. [34] Ten countries account for 80% of the reported cases. [34] The World Health Organization voiced alarm at the spread in Africa on 20 July 2020, stating that South Africa's surging numbers could be a precursor for further outbreaks across the continent. [35]
2020 Screened People tested (antigen) Confirmed cases Hosp Deaths Rec Ref; Referred EC FS GP KZN LP MP NW NC WC un New Total ICU New Total 03-04 181 0 0 [1]03-05 1
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa may be entering a fifth COVID wave earlier than expected after a sustained rise in infections over the past 14 days that seems to be driven by the BA.4 and BA ...
The Africa CDC has reported over 50,000 total cases in Africa with 8,000 in South Africa. [45] Belarus has reported a total of 19,225 cases and at least 112 deaths. The Belarusian government has refused to impose any lockdown restrictions and quarantine measures. [45] Brazil has reported 10,503 new confirmed cases and 615 deaths. [45]