UPDATE: Ugu District records 4 733 Covid-19 cases
The recovery rate now stands at 3 929 in the district.
As of today, Friday, September 4, KwaZulu-Natal has 114 034 confirmed Covid-19 cases, according to the Department of Health.
Of these, 10 784 are active with 372 new cases confirmed today.
Some 2 218 people have died from the disease in the province.
The recovery rate is 101 034.
The total number of people screened is 12 510 778 and the total tests conducted are 253 594.
District breakdown:
Ugu
Confirmed cases – 4 733
Deaths – 89
Recoveries – 3 929
eThekwini
Confirmed cases – 53 889
Deaths – 1 070
Recoveries – 49 926
Ilembe
Confirmed cases – 6 071
Deaths – 57
Recoveries – 5 775
King Cetshwayo
Confirmed cases – 9 552
Deaths – 198
Recoveries – 6 439
Umkhanyakude
Confirmed cases – 2 377
Deaths – 49
Recoveries – 2 274
Zululand
Confirmed cases – 4 657
Deaths – 51
Recoveries – 4 501
Amajuba
Confirmed cases – 6 536
Deaths – 145
Recoveries – 5 888
Umzinyathi
Confirmed cases – 2 470
Deaths – 57
Recoveries – 1 870
Uthukela
Confirmed cases – 4 865
Deaths – 112
Recoveries – 4 702
Umgungundlovu
Confirmed cases – 15 757
Deaths – 340
Recoveries – 14 167
Harry Gwala
Confirmed cases – 2 300
Deaths – 50
Recoveries – 1 551
Unallocated
Confirmed – 807
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