UPDATE: Covid-19 cases increase by 17 in Ugu District

As of today, Saturday, June 27,  KwaZulu-Natal has 7 090 confirmed Covid-19 cases, according to the department of health.

Of these, 3 564 are active with 507 new cases confirmed today.

Some 109 people have died from the disease.

The recovery rate is 3 417.

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District breakdown:

Ugu

Confirmed cases – 220
Deaths – 4
Recoveries – 48

eThekwini:

Confirmed cases – 4 128
Deaths – 81
Recoveries – 2 114

Ilembe:

Confirmed cases – 871
Deaths – 5
Recoveries – 611

King Cetshwayo

Confirmed cases – 290
Deaths – 4
Recoveries – 77

Umkhanyakude

Confirmed cases – 75
Deaths – 1
Recoveries – 47

Zululand

Confirmed cases – 48
Deaths – 0
Recoveries – 20

Amajuba

Confirmed cases – 164
Deaths – 1
Recoveries – 82

Umzinyathi

Confirmed cases – 71
Deaths – 0
Recoveries – 11

Uthukela

Confirmed cases – 290
Deaths – 5
Recoveries – 114

Umgungundlovu

Confirmed cases – 810
Deaths – 2
Recoveries – 247

Harry Gwala

Confirmed cases – 103
Deaths – 6
Recoveries – 26

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