Covid-19 infections in Joburg’s Region B rise to 5 277
JOBURG – The Region B includes Randburg, Rosebank, Emmarentia, Greenside, Melville, Mayfair, Northcliff, Parktown and Parktown North.
The Gauteng Department of Health has confirmed that Covid-19 cases in Johannesburg’s suburbs of Region B have reached 5 277 as of 14 July.
The region, which includes Randburg, Rosebank, Emmarentia, Greenside, Melville, Mayfair, Northcliff, Parktown and Parktown North, also recorded 2 650 recoveries.
Also in the northern suburbs, Region E recorded 7 802 cases and 3 094 recoveries.
Suburbs in Region E include Alexandra, Wynberg, Sandton, Orange Grove and Houghton.
The Johannesburg district recorded 48 314 cases and 23 075 recoveries while 278 people have lost their lives to the virus.
A total of 358 cases and 84 recoveries remain unallocated in the City of Johannesburg.
#COVID19 || The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Gauteng as at 14 July 2020 sits at 107 070, with 40 144 recoveries and 726 deaths. #GautengCOVID19 pic.twitter.com/Kul5B147Eb
— Gauteng Health (@GautengHealth) July 15, 2020
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