LIMPOPO – As of 14 June the number of positive Covid-19 cases in Limpopo stands at 329, with 137 cases still active and four deaths.
According to the latest figures released by the Department of Health, the province has conducted 20 953 tests; 12 175 public of which 20 tested positive and 8 778 private of which 309 tested positive.
The department confirmed that 25 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours; five in Polokwane, two in Lepelle-Nkumpi, three in Giyani, one in Ba-Phalaborwa, three in Fetakgomo Tubatse, two in Thulamela, one in Makhado, three in Lephalale and three in Thabazimbi and two in Mogalakwena.
Sekhukhune district now has 37 active cases and 108 recoveries.
The number of recoveries recorded stands at 188.
Here is the provincial breakdown:
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