Gauteng hospitals treating 5,576 people for Covid-19

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This is an increase of 952 people being treated in private and public facilities since Monday.

She said 45,429 people had been traced after coming into contact with people who had tested positive for the virus.

Most of these people have since been cleared: “27,755 people have completed the 14 days monitoring period with no symptoms reported and therefore they are de-isolated.” Johannesburg remains the metro most heavily impacted by the virus, with 48,314 cases, 278 deaths and 23,075 recoveries.Tshwane has 18,269 cases, 118 deaths and 4,346 recoveries.

The provincial breakdown per district shows that Doornkop, Soweto, Dobsonville, Protea Glen account for 10,739 cases, followed by the inner city with 9,200 cases. "Allocating Gauteng cases to respective districts is ongoing.

 

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