Mogale City now has 91 confirmed cases of Covid-19
The West Rand which consists of Mogale City, Rand West City, and Merafong City now has 373 confirmed cases of Covid-19 with 60 recoveries
The Gauteng Department of Health has reported that the West Rand has 373 confirmed cases of Covid-19 as of 1 June with 60 recoveries.
Mogale City accounts for 91 of these cases with 42 recoveries.
The total number of confirmed cases in Gauteng is 4 231 with 2 154 recoveries. Out of a total of 13 738 contacts traced, 10 550 people have completed the 14-day monitoring period with no symptoms and have now been de-isolated.
A total number of 219 people are currently hospitalised in public and private facilities.
The breakdown per district is as follows:
Johannesburg:
- 1 956 positive cases
- 100 new cases
- 15 deaths
- 1 232 recoveries
Ekurhuleni:
- 868 positive cases
- 43 new cases
- 10 deaths
- 526 recoveries
Tshwane:
- 512 positive cases
- 22 new cases
- 4 deaths
- 308 recoveries
Sedibeng:
- 98 positive cases
- 1 new case
- 0 deaths
- 28 recoveries
West Rand:
- 373 positive cases
- 26 new cases
- 4 deaths
- 60 recoveries
Unallocated cases within the district:
- 424 positive cases
- 43 new cases
#COVID19 | GAUTENG COVID-19 SUB-DISTRICT BREAKDOWN
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Gauteng is 4 231, with 2 154 recoveries as at 01 June 2020. #GAUTENGCOVID19 #COVID19SouthAfrica pic.twitter.com/cYl9nrvyMU
— Gauteng Provincial Gov (@GautengProvince) June 2, 2020
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