Coronavirus cases in South Africa climb to 38

JOHANNESBURG

South Africa announced Saturday that the total number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus has climbed to 38.

"Fellow South Africans, as of today, ... the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is now 38. This means that our numbers have increased by 14, from yesterday's confirmed cases of 24," Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said.

Mkhize said among the cases is a 76-year-old male who had traveled to U.K. and the U.S.

Others include a 38-year-old male who had traveled to the Netherlands and Germany. Some other patients infected with the virus had recently traveled to France, Germany, Brazil