UPDATE: 4 686 confirmed Covid-19 cases recorded in Ugu District
Some 3 881 people have recovered from the disease in the district.
As of today, Monday, August 31, KwaZulu-Natal has 112 726 confirmed Covid-19 cases, according to the Department of Health.
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Of these, 14 594 are active with 435 new cases confirmed today.
Some 2 139 people have died from the disease in the province.
The recovery rate is 95 993.
The total number of people screened is 12 178 529 and the total tests conducted are 249 098.
District breakdown:
Ugu
Confirmed cases – 4 686
Deaths – 88
Recoveries – 3 881
eThekwini
Confirmed cases – 53 287
Deaths – 1 049
Recoveries – 45 649
Ilembe
Confirmed cases – 5 942
Deaths – 57
Recoveries – 5 645
King Cetshwayo
Confirmed cases – 9 406
Deaths – 191
Recoveries – 6 335
Umkhanyakude
Confirmed cases – 2 344
Deaths – 49
Recoveries – 2 260
Zululand
Confirmed cases – 4 601
Deaths – 50
Recoveries – 4 422
Amajuba
Confirmed cases – 6 501
Deaths – 108
Recoveries – 5 805
Umzinyathi
Confirmed cases – 2 451
Deaths – 50
Recoveries – 1 819
Uthukela
Confirmed cases – 4 837
Deaths – 112
Recoveries – 4 637
Umgungundlovu
Confirmed cases – 15 645
Deaths – 335
Recoveries – 13 989
Harry Gwala
Confirmed cases – 2 284
Deaths – 50
Recoveries – 1 551
Unallocated
Confirmed – 742
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