The Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University said it was alerted that one of its students living at the university-leased student accommodation had tested positive for the coronavirus.
Pretoria - The Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University on Monday said it was alerted that one of its students living at the university-leased student accommodation had tested positive for the coronavirus .
"The university management further received another report that three final year physiotherapy students staying at other off-campus residences and one on-campus residence could have been exposed to a professional nurse who recently tested positive for Covid-19 at Dr George Mukhari Hospital [in Pretoria].
As of Sunday, the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa was 138,134, with 6,334 new cases identified. Forty-three new Covid-19-related deaths were reported, bringing the total to 2,456, health minister Zweli Mkhize said. It was anticipated that while every province would witness an increase in their numbers, areas with high economic activity would experience an exponential rise, beginning with Gauteng and the Western Cape and followed by the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
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