5 July: Merafong’s Covid-19 cases pass 900

With Covid-19 cases in Gauteng are starting to increase rapidly, the number of cases in the Merafong City Local Municipal Area are also climbing fast.

July 5, 2020

Adele Louw Less than a minute

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According to statistics released by the Gauteng Department of Health a short while ago, a total of 903 residents have now tested positive for the disease. Of these, 414 have recovered.

This is a huge increase from the 844 cases reported yesterday.

Elsewhere in the West Rand cases are also climbing fast. Mogale City has 1920 cases (up from 1 728 yesterday) while Rand West has 791 cases (up from 713 yesterday).

There are also a 92 people who tested positive who are not from a specific town.

Of the total of 3 706 cases in the West Rand 971 have recovered. So far 31 people in the West Rand have died from Covid-19.