Coronavirus: South Africa's COVID-19 cases soar to 150
The number of COVID-19 cases in the country has risen to 150.
That's 34 more cases since yesterday.
The new tally was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa during a meeting with the country's religious leaders in Pretoria.
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"The level of infection has now risen to 150 and that for us is concerning because it already tells us if you extrapolate that, it could start rising in greater numbers which then reinforces our message about social distancing -that we should not go beyond one hundred."
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— PresidencyZA (@PresidencyZA) March 19, 2020
