Mogale City now has 780 confirmed cases of Covid-19

The Gauteng Department of Health has reported that the West Rand has 1 758 confirmed cases of Covid-19 as of 24 June with 540 recoveries.

Mogale City accounts for 780 of these cases with 147 recoveries.

The total number of confirmed cases in Gauteng is 26 156 with 6 623 recoveries and 147 deaths.

Out of a total of 24 905 contacts traced within the province, 16 527 people have completed the 14-day monitoring period with no symptoms and have now been de-isolated.

A total number of 1 045 people are currently hospitalised in public and private facilities in the province.

The breakdown per district is as follows:

Johannesburg:

• 12 892 positive cases
• 930 new cases
• 80 deaths
• 3 670 recoveries

Ekurhuleni:

• 5 377 positive cases
• 520 new cases
• 32 deaths
• 1 335 recoveries

Tshwane:

• 4 059 positive cases
• 399 new cases
• 17 deaths
• 972 recoveries

Sedibeng:

• 861 positive cases
• 57 new case
• 10 deaths
• 110 recoveries

West Rand:

• 1 758 positive cases
• 117 new cases
• 8 deaths
• 540 recoveries

Unallocated cases within the district:

• 1 209 positive cases
• 85 new cases

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