Mogale City now has 618 confirmed cases of Covid-19
A total number of 882 people are currently hospitalised in public and private facilities in the province.
The Gauteng Department of Health has reported that the West Rand has 1 439 confirmed cases of Covid-19 as of 21 June with 423 recoveries.
Mogale City accounts for 618 of these cases with 111 recoveries.
The total number of confirmed cases in Gauteng is 20 822 with 5 306 recoveries and 122 deaths.
Out of a total of 22 576 contacts traced within the province, 15 199 people have completed the 14-day monitoring period with no symptoms and have now been de-isolated.
A total number of 882 people are currently hospitalised in public and private facilities in the province.
The breakdown per district is as follows:
Johannesburg:
- 10 320 positive cases
- 998 new cases
- 69 deaths
- 2 924 recoveries
Ekurhuleni:
- 4 168 positive cases
- 338 new cases
- 25 deaths
- 1 159 recoveries
Tshwane:
- 3 166 positive cases
- 275 new cases
- 12 deaths
- 690 recoveries
Sedibeng:
- 675 positive cases
- 69 new case
- 8 deaths
- 110 recoveries
West Rand:
- 1 439 positive cases
- 109 new cases
- 8 deaths
- 423 recoveries
Unallocated cases within the district:
- 1 054 positive cases
- 48 new cases
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