UPDATE: Confirmed Covid-19 cases stand at 4 889 in Ugu District
|Some 4 074 people have recovered from the virus in the district.
As of Friday, September 25, KwaZulu-Natal has 118 350 confirmed Covid-19 cases, according to the Department of Health.
Of these, 6 740 are active with 175 new cases confirmed today.
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Some 2 617 people have died from the disease in the province.
The recovery rate is 108 993.
The total number of people screened is 14 188 001 and the total tests conducted are 276 925.
District breakdown:
Ugu
Confirmed cases – 4 889
Deaths – 108
Recoveries – 4 074
eThekwini
Confirmed cases – 55 732
Deaths – 1 228
Recoveries – 52 836
Ilembe
Confirmed cases – 6 489
Deaths – 57
Recoveries – 6 191
King Cetshwayo
Confirmed cases – 10 094
Deaths – 252
Recoveries – 8 602
Umkhanyakude
Confirmed cases – 2 579
Deaths – 62
Recoveries – 2 482
Zululand
Confirmed cases – 4 821
Deaths – 61
Recoveries – 4 692
Amajuba
Confirmed cases – 6 761
Deaths – 168
Recoveries – 6 517
Umzinyathi
Confirmed cases – 2 556
Deaths – 63
Recoveries – 2 308
Uthukela
Confirmed cases – 5 020
Deaths – 130
Recoveries – 4 847
Umgungundlovu
Confirmed cases – 16 187
Deaths – 435
Recoveries – 14 788
Harry Gwala
Confirmed cases – 2 369
Deaths – 53
Recoveries – 1 656
Unallocated
Confirmed – 853
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