Coronavirus: South Africa records 6 new COVID-19 cases
Updated | By Newswatch
There are six new cases of COVID-19 in South Africa - bringing the number of people who have tested positive for the virus to 13.
Another person in KwaZulu-Natal is infected, pushing up the figure in our province to seven now.
A 40-year-old man was tested after he returned to South Africa from Portugal on Saturday.
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The Western Cape has confirmed its first case.
A 36-year-old man was diagnosed with the respiratory illness after extensive travel in Europe. He flew home on Sunday.
Gauteng's recorded another four cases.
A 33-year-old woman who went to Italy came back 10 days ago.
A couple in their early thirties travelled to Germany.
Then a 57-year-old man, who'd visited Austria and Italy, arrived home on Monday.
The Health Department says some of these patients are already in hospital while others are in self-quarantine.
More than 3 600 tests for coronavirus have been conducted in South Africa.
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