South African health workers have been conducting door to door screenings for coronavirus
South Africa has announced the death of five patients who were undergoing treatment for coronavirus, the highest to be reported in a day so far.
The latest deaths were confirmed on Wednesday bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 18.
The ministry of health tweeted a list of all the 18 deaths:
Number of #COVID19 deaths per province #CoronaVirusUpdate #CoronaVirusSA pic.twitter.com/oLdOQOSR5T
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) April 8, 2020