38 per cent of Covid-19 cases in Region E remain active
JOBURG – Region E includes Alexandra, Wynberg, Sandton, Orange Grove and Houghton.
The Gauteng Department of Health has confirmed that 38 per cent of Covid-19 cases in Johannesburg’s northern suburbs of Region E, remain active, as of 7 June.
The department reported in its latest district and sub-district breakdown that region E recorded 497 cases and 307 recoveries.
Suburbs in Region E include Alexandra, Wynberg, Sandton, Orange Grove and Houghton.
Also in the northern suburbs, Region B recorded 429 cases and 201 recoveries, translating to 53 per cent of active cases.
Suburbs in Region B include Randburg, Rosebank, Emmarentia, Greenside, Melville, Mayfair, Northcliff, Parktown and Parktown North.
The City of Johannesburg confirmed 2 889 cases and 1 458 recoveries, 22 people have reportedly lost their lives.
Unallocated cases stand at 139 and recoveries at 84.
#COVIDー19 Gauteng statistic District Breakdown as at 07 June 2020.#GautengCOVID19 pic.twitter.com/zHixOASbqJ
— Gauteng Health (@GautengHealth) June 8, 2020
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