Six more people have tested positive for the coronavirus in South Africa.
The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) says this brings the total of patients to 13.
Cases have been confirmed in Gauteng and the Western Cape.
This includes a female who travelled to Italy and returned to the country on the 1st of March, a couple who had travelled to Germany as well as a man who travelled to Austria and Italy.
The NICD says the fifth patient is a 40-year-old man from KwaZulu Natal who had travelled to Portugal.
The Western Cape also now has one patient who tested positive for Covid-19.
The 36-year-old man travelled to multiple countries including Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Turkey.
The NICD says some of these patients are already in hospital whilst others are currently in self-quarantine.
Efforts will now be made to try and track down the people these patients came into contact with.
The first seven reported cases were all from a group of friends who travelled to Italy together on a holiday.
The Corona Virus has already forced the cancellation or indefinite postponement of a myriad of sporting events across the globe.
MotoGP races in Qatar and Thailand have already been cancelled as has the Formula One Grand Prix in China.
The Ironman Group issued a statement on Tuesday that they were keeping a close eye on the situation, but as things stand at the moment, the Ironman African Championship in Nelson Mandela Bay on Sunday the 29th of March is going ahead as planned.
