The Gauteng Department of Health has confirmed that Johannesburg’s northern suburbs of Region B recorded 6 339 cases of Covid-19 as of 19 July.
The region, which includes Randburg, Rosebank, Emmarentia, Greenside, Melville, Mayfair, Northcliff, Parktown and Parktown North, also recorded 3 698 recoveries.
Also in the northern suburbs, Region E recorded 9 691 total cases and 4 450 recoveries.
Suburbs in Region E include Alexandra, Wynberg, Sandton, Orange Grove and Houghton.
The Johannesburg district has recorded 58 301 total cases, an increase of 1 859 cases, and 32 670 recoveries while 374 people have lost their lives to the novel virus.
A total of 358 cases and 84 recoveries in the district remain unallocated.
#COVID19 || The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Gauteng as at 19 July 2020 sits at 133 617, with 66 374 recoveries and 986 deaths. #GAUTENGCOVID19 pic.twitter.com/FKqr1EOPrT
— Gauteng Health (@GautengHealth) July 20, 2020
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