UPDATE: Ugu District records 107 Covid-19 deaths
There are 4 864 confirmed cases in the district.
As of Monday, September 21, KwaZulu-Natal has 117 743 confirmed Covid-19 cases, according to the Department of Health.
Of these, 7 148 are active with 173 new cases confirmed today.
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Some 2 532 people have died from the disease in the province.
The recovery rate is 108 063.
The total number of people screened is 13 846 095 and the total tests conducted are 272 492.
District breakdown:
Ugu
Confirmed cases – 4 864
Deaths – 107
Recoveries – 4 060
eThekwini
Confirmed cases – 55 507
Deaths – 1 210
Recoveries – 52 359
Ilembe
Confirmed cases – 6 427
Deaths – 57
Recoveries – 6 093
King Cetshwayo
Confirmed cases – 10 031
Deaths – 251
Recoveries – 8 602
Umkhanyakude
Confirmed cases – 2 538
Deaths – 62
Recoveries – 2 457
Zululand
Confirmed cases – 4 795
Deaths – 58
Recoveries – 4 680
Amajuba
Confirmed cases – 6 731
Deaths – 168
Recoveries – 6 464
Umzinyathi
Confirmed cases – 2 540
Deaths – 60
Recoveries – 2 216
Uthukela
Confirmed cases – 4 994
Deaths – 130
Recoveries – 4 828
Umgungundlovu
Confirmed cases – 16 128
Deaths – 379
Recoveries – 14 665
Harry Gwala
Confirmed cases – 2 353
Deaths – 50
Recoveries – 1 639
Unallocated
Confirmed – 835
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