Media Statement As of today, the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 752 269 with 1 245 new cases identified since the last report. Province Total cases for 16 November 2020 Percentage total Eastern Cape 108 993 14,5 Free State 58 453 7,8 Gauteng 231 733 30,8 KwaZulu-Natal 124 958 16,6 […]
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Three laboratory-confirmed measles cases have been detected between the 30th of October to the 5th of November in two provinces (Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal) by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD). These cases do not yet comprise a cluster or outbreak (defined as 3 cases within one health district within one month) but warrant
World Pneumonia Day is commemorated annually on 12 November, to raise awareness about pneumonia, which was the second most prevalent killer of children under the age of five years together with influenza in South Africa in 2016. Studies have shown that HIV-infected and HIV-exposed uninfected children have a higher risk of severe pneumonia and death
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Pneumonia is a respiratory infection that affects the lungs. The viruses and bacteria that cause the disease are spread through airborne droplets from a cough or sneeze. An infection can cause the lungs to fill with pus and fluid, making breathing and oxygen intake difficult. And while anyone can get pneumonia, children with weakened immune
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As of today, the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 737 278 with 1372 new cases identified. Province Total cases for 08 November 2020 Percentage total Eastern Cape 101336 13,7 Free State 57935 7,9 Gauteng 230299 31,2 KwaZulu-Natal 124011 16,8 Limpopo 17930 2,4 Mpumalanga 30274 4,1 North West 33855 4,6 Northern Cape 22396 3,0
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As of today, the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 735 906 with 1731 new cases identified. Province Total cases for 07 November 2020 Percentage total Eastern Cape 100710 13,7 Free State 57841 7,9 Gauteng 230165 31,3 KwaZulu-Natal 123886 16,8 Limpopo 17892 2,4 Mpumalanga 30233 4,1 North West 33820 4,6 Northern Cape 22344 3,0
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As of today, the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 734 175 with 1 763 new cases identified since the last report. Province Total cases for 06 November 2020 Percentage total Eastern Cape 100064 13,6 Free State 57724 7,9 Gauteng 229954 31,3 KwaZulu-Natal 123737 16,9 Limpopo 17843 2,4 Mpumalanga 30157 4,1 North West 33778
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Mosquitoes and parasites do not respect country borders. CDC/James Gathan Jaishree Raman, National Institute for Communicable Diseases and Shüné Oliver, National Institute for Communicable Diseases Two of the nine global public health awareness days are associated with malaria: World Malaria Day, observed on 25 April, and World Mosquito Day, which commemorates the discovery by Sir
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As of today, the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 732 414 with 1 866 new cases identified since the last report. Province Total cases for 05 November 2020 Percentage total Eastern Cape 99380 13,6 Free State 57618 7,9 Gauteng 229702 31,4 KwaZulu-Natal 123617 16,9 Limpopo 17784 2,4 Mpumalanga 30070 4,1 North West 33692
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Cheryl Cohen, National Institute for Communicable Diseases and Sibongile Walaza, University of the Witwatersrand Global mobility has increased and the world has become more connected. But this comes with a greater risk of the spread of respiratory diseases, particularly pneumonia, which is a leading cause of death in children under the age of five and
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