Covid-19: Mpumalanga has 260 deaths and 2 371 active cases as of August 22

The number of positive cases in the province can be broken down as follows:

Ehlanzeni District

• Bushbuckridge: 640 cases, 561 recoveries and five deaths
• City of Mbombela: 3 732 cases, 3 203 recoveries and 24 deaths
• Nkomazi: 1 742 cases, 1 523 recoveries and four deaths
• Thaba Chweu: 327 cases, 284 recoveries and one death.

Gert Sibande District

• Chief Albert Luthuli: 616 cases, 555 recoveries and five deaths
• Dipaliseng: 318 cases and 295 recoveries
• Dr Pixely Ka Isaka Seme: 795 cases, 719 recoveries and 11 deaths
• Govan Mbeki: 3 164 cases, 2 824 recoveries and 24 deaths
• Lekwa: 987 cases, 885 recoveries and 43 deaths
• Mkhondo: 455 cases, 369 recoveries and 21 deaths
• Msukaligwa: 1 321 cases, 1 156 recoveries and 35 deaths.

Nkangala District

• Dr JS Moroka: 332 cases, 309 recoveries and four deaths
• eMakhazeni: 337 cases, 283 recoveries and 10 deaths
• eMalahleni: 4 884 cases, 4 418 recoveries and 30 deaths
• Steve Tshwete: 2 216 cases, 1 918 recoveries and 19 deaths
• Thembisile Hani: 586 cases, 543 recoveries and 20 deaths
• Victor Khanye: 433 cases, 409 recoveries and four deaths.

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