Covid-19: Mogale City now has 549 confirmed cases
A total number of 814 people are currently hospitalised in public and private facilities in the province.
The Gauteng Department of Health has reported that the West Rand has 1 330 confirmed cases of Covid-19 as of 20 June with 363 recoveries.
Mogale City accounts for 549 of these cases with 102 recoveries.
The total number of confirmed cases in Gauteng is 18 978 with 4 673 recoveries and 114 deaths.
Out of a total of 22 301 contacts traced within the province, 14 538 people have completed the 14-day monitoring period with no symptoms and have now been de-isolated.
A total number of 814 people are currently hospitalised in public and private facilities in the province.
The breakdown per district is as follows:
Johannesburg:
- 9 322 positive cases
- 747 new cases
- 65 deaths
- 2 542 recoveries
Ekurhuleni:
- 3 830 positive cases
- 338 new cases
- 23 deaths
- 1 102 recoveries
Tshwane:
- 2 891 positive cases
- 319 new cases
- 12 deaths
- 556 recoveries
Sedibeng:
- 606 positive cases
- 51 new case
- 6 deaths
- 110 recoveries
West Rand:
- 1 330 positive cases
- 105 new cases
- 8 deaths
- 363 recoveries
Unallocated cases within the district:
- 999 positive cases
- 158 new cases
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