Joburg’s northern suburbs record 3 384 active Covid-19 cases
JOBURG – Suburbs in Region E include Alexandra, Wynberg, Sandton, Orange Grove and Houghton.
The Gauteng Department of Health has confirmed that Johannesburg’s northern suburbs of Region E recorded 3 384 active cases of Covid-19 as on 5 July.
The region, which includes Alexandra, Wynberg, Sandton, Orange Grove and Houghton, recorded 4 794 cases and 1 410 recoveries.
Also in the northern suburbs, Region B recorded 3 568 cases and 1 316 recoveries.
Suburbs in Region B include Randburg, Rosebank, Emmarentia, Greenside, Melville, Mayfair, Northcliff, Parktown and Parktown North.
The Johannesburg district has recorded 30 404 cases, an increase of 1 804, and 10 532 recoveries while 170 have lost their lives to the novel virus.
A total of 356 cases and 84 recoveries remain unallocated in the district.
#COVID19 || The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Gauteng as at 05 July 2020 sits at 63 404, with 18 585 recoveries and 353 deaths. #GautengCOVID19 #GrowingGautengTogether pic.twitter.com/HOmSwY3Orx
— Gauteng Health (@GautengHealth) July 6, 2020
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