UPDATE: 4 872 confirmed Covid-19 cases recorded in Ugu District

The recovery rate is 108 839.

The total number of people screened is 13 968 259 and the total tests conducted are 274 915.

District breakdown:

Ugu

Confirmed cases – 4 872
Deaths – 108
Recoveries – 4 074

eThekwini

Confirmed cases – 55 601
Deaths – 1 226
Recoveries – 52 836

Ilembe

Confirmed cases – 6 450
Deaths – 57
Recoveries – 6 191

King Cetshwayo

Confirmed cases – 10 052
Deaths – 251
Recoveries – 8 602

Umkhanyakude

Confirmed cases – 2 552
Deaths – 62
Recoveries – 2 468

Zululand

Confirmed cases – 4 805
Deaths – 58
Recoveries – 4 692

Amajuba

Confirmed cases – 6 740
Deaths – 168
Recoveries – 6 480

Umzinyathi

Confirmed cases – 2 542
Deaths – 60
Recoveries – 2 216

Uthukela

Confirmed cases – 5 001
Deaths – 130
Recoveries – 4 840

Umgungundlovu

Confirmed cases – 16 155
Deaths – 433
Recoveries – 14 788

Harry Gwala

Confirmed cases – 2 355
Deaths – 51
Recoveries – 1 652

Unallocated

Confirmed – 847

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