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 health ministry tweeted a list of all the 18 deaths with their age and location:

Department of Health?@HealthZA        

 Number of #COVID19 deaths per province                                               

 #CoronaVirusUpdate #CoronaVirusSA

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South Africa has to date confirmed 1,845 coronavirus cases. The country is on a 21-day lockdown that ends on 16 April.