The third case of coronavirus has been confirmed in South Africa, and just like the rest of the world, South Africans are getting a little panicked.

Soap and hand sanitiser are flying off the shelves and the government is releasing statements asking everyone to calm down.

If you want to keep on top of things, you can check out this link, which is a real-time tracker of confirmed cases of the coronavirus.

If you really want to keep on top of things, Worldometer has put together a comprehensive tracker, complete with graphs, that’s keeping tabs on the virus by recording the number of confirmed cases, recovered patients, and death toll by country.

For example, here’s a look at confirmed cases and deaths worldwide, at the time of writing:

Source: Worldometer

As you can see the number of reported deaths are significantly lower than reported cases – especially when you consider that this is data from all 109 countries battling the virus.

To break it down even further, here’s how many people have recovered from the virus:

Source: Worldometer

The tracker is also keeping tabs on South African cases:

Source: Worldometer

Click here to visit the Worldometer tracker for more info.

If you’re concerned that you might be at risk, you can take a look at this profile of who is most likely to contract coronavirus, which might set your mind at ease.

Then follow these simple steps to help prevent infection. 

Keep calm, and carry on.

Thanks, Richard.

[source:worldometer]