Msukaligwa Municipality reports first Covid-19 positive case
Protocols are in place to do contact tracing with the people who might have been in contact with the individual.
The Mpumalanga Department of Health recently released Covid-19 statistics which confirmed one positive case in the Gert Sibande region.
According to information, the person is said to be from Lothair.
Protocols are in place to do contact tracing with the people who might have been in contact with the individual.
Mpumalanga has, as of 4 May, had 53 positive cases with 22 recoveries.
Herewith the statistics For Mpumalanga: (Dated 4 May)
Gert Sibande District
• Chief Albert Luthuli: 0 cases
• Dipaliseng: 0 cases
• Dr Pixely Ka Isaka Seme: 14 cases and 1 recovery
• Govan Mbeki: 1 case and 1 recovery
• Lekwa: 2 cases and 1 recovery
• Mkhondo: 0 cases
• Msukaligwa: 1 case.
Most Recent statistics nationally
The Department of Health announced that as of 5 May, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa is at 7 572.
A total of 268 064 tests have been conducted to date with 10 523 tests done in the past 24 hours.
There are 10 more Covid-19 related deaths: Seven from Western Cape, one from Eastern Cape, one from KwaZulu-Natal and one from Gauteng. This brings the total number of deaths nationally to 148.
Measures put in place to combat the spread of the virus:
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