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UPDATE: 55 more Covid-19 deaths in Ugu in the last 7 days

The number of confirmed cases in the district stands at 17 070 since the start of the pandemic.

As of Monday, February 1, KwaZulu-Natal has 315 033 confirmed Covid-19 cases, according to the Department of Health.

Of these, 44 476 are active with 1 352 new cases confirmed today.

Some 8 588 people have died from the disease in the province.

The recovery rate is 261 105.
 

District breakdown:

Ugu

Confirmed cases – 17 070
Deaths – 504
Recoveries – 13 991

eThekwini

Confirmed cases – 151 788
Deaths – 3 306
Recoveries – 129 182

Ilembe

Confirmed cases – 21 304
Deaths – 455
Recoveries – 17 022

King Cetshwayo

Confirmed cases – 27 603
Deaths – 774
Recoveries – 20 310

Umkhanyakude

Confirmed cases – 9 894
Deaths – 365
Recoveries – 9 453

Zululand

Confirmed cases – 11 926
Deaths – 309
Recoveries – 9 376

Amajuba

Confirmed cases – 10 945
Deaths – 452
Recoveries – 9 951

Umzinyathi

Confirmed cases – 6 832
Deaths – 351
Recoveries – 5 583

Uthukela

Confirmed cases – 12 451
Deaths – 351
Recoveries – 11 838

Umgungundlovu

Confirmed cases – 33 352
Deaths – 1 391
Recoveries – 28 374

Harry Gwala

Confirmed cases – 7 749
Deaths – 330
Recoveries – 6 025

Unallocated

Confirmed – 3 255

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