MEDIA RELEASE 27 March 2020
This morning, we wake South Africans up with sad news that we now have our first deaths resulting from COVID-19.
These two deaths occurred in the Western Cape. One at a Private Hospital and the other at a Public Hospital.
We will give more details later on, when we announce the latest confirmed COVID-19 cases, which have increased from yesterday’s number and have tipped the 1000 mark.
Dr Zwelini Mkhize
Minister of Health