The current number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the Gauteng province is 5 215, according to the latest data from the Gauteng Health Deparrtment on Saturday. This represents a jump in the number of cases in the province of 376 cases, with Johannesburg seeing the highest amount of new cases.
A tweet by Gauteng Government said that the donation will help to care for a braod range of patients that require ventilation. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize handed over 20 of the ventilators to the Chris Hnai Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Johannesburg. The 20 that were handed over are a part of the first batch of ventilators that have landed on South Africa's shores.
Mkhize said that they have come to receive this great gesture of friendship, support and solidarity. The donation is a response to a conversation between President Cyril Ramaphosa and US President Donald Trump. He added that he was quite pleased to report back to President Cyril Ramaphosa that their conversation had borne fruit.
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