UPDATE: Confirmed Covid-19 cases climb to 4 405 in Ugu District
The recovery rate stands at 3 620 in the district.
As of today, Friday, August 21, KwaZulu-Natal has 108 080 confirmed Covid-19 cases, according to the Department of Health.
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Of these, 22 692 are active with 805 new cases confirmed today.
Some 1 906 people have died from the disease in the province.
The recovery rate is 83 482.
The total number of people screened is 11 297 254 and the total tests conducted are 236 756.
District breakdown:
Ugu
Confirmed cases – 4 405
Deaths – 82
Recoveries – 3 620
eThekwini
Confirmed cases – 50 363
Deaths – 909
Recoveries – 38 680
Ilembe
Confirmed cases – 5 432
Deaths – 55
Recoveries – 4 952
King Cetshwayo
Confirmed cases – 8 552
Deaths – 166
Recoveries – 4 991
Umkhanyakude
Confirmed cases – 2 152
Deaths – 43
Recoveries – 2 087
Zululand
Confirmed cases – 4 500
Deaths – 44
Recoveries – 4 197
Amajuba
Confirmed cases – 6 162
Deaths – 98
Recoveries – 4 996
Umzinyathi
Confirmed cases – 2 387
Deaths – 48
Recoveries – 1 401
Uthukela
Confirmed cases – 4 698
Deaths – 97
Recoveries – 4 359
Umgungundlovu
Confirmed cases – 14 344
Deaths – 316
Recoveries – 12 869
Harry Gwala
Confirmed cases – 2 126
Deaths – 48
Recoveries – 1 330
Unallocated
Confirmed – 2 959
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