Joburg officially takes over as Gauteng Covid-19 hotspot

As of Tuesday, 19 January 2021, the number of detected Covid-19 cases in Gauteng now sits at 366,432, with 322,432 recoveries and 7057 deaths.

#COVID19 || JOHANNESBURG CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES DISTRICT BREAKDOWN AS AT 19 JANUARY 2021. #StaySafe @Healthjhb1 pic.twitter.com/mIR9WUgAma

— Gauteng Health (@GautengHealth) January 20, 2021

New Covid-19 related stats were reported, with 618 from Johannesburg, 569 from Ekurhuleni, 682 from Tshwane, 158 from West Rand, 93 from Sedibeng and 38 from unallocated areas.

#Covid19SA || EKURHULENI CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES DISTRICT BREAKDOWN AS AT 19 JANUARY 2021. #StaySafe @EkurhuleniDist1 pic.twitter.com/A60wYXI5YG

— Gauteng Health (@GautengHealth) January 20, 2021

#Covid19SA || TSHWANE CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES DISTRICT BREAKDOWN AS AT 19 JANUARY 2021. #StaySafe @HealthTshwane pic.twitter.com/QdN208Jbmz

— Gauteng Health (@GautengHealth) January 20, 2021

This brought the total recoveries to 322,434.

#Covid19 || #Covid19SA || WEST RAND CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES DISTRICT BREAKDOWN AS AT 19 JANUARY 2021. #StaySafe @WestRandHealth pic.twitter.com/ELaCFvicFs

— Gauteng Health (@GautengHealth) January 20, 2021

Johannesburg recorded 2272 deaths, Ekurhuleni with 1606, Tshwane with 2153, West Rand with 561, Sedibeng with 457 and unallocated areas with 8.

#Covid19SA || SEDIBENG CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES DISTRICT BREAKDOWN AS AT 19 JANUARY 2021. #StaySafe @SedibengHealth pic.twitter.com/01OJ6pUuDO

— Gauteng Health (@GautengHealth) January 20, 2021

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Meanwhile, a total of 7,700,019 tests have been completed with 46,648 new tests conducted since the last report.

The number Covid-19 contacts traced is 230,015 with 181,088 people completing the 10-day monitoring period with no symptoms and therefore de-isolating.

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