A health worker screens a resident at Diepsloot for Covid-19.
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- Nearly 50% of Gauteng’s Covid-19 cases are in the City of Johannesburg.
- Of the total 38 045 cases in the City, 8 327 are in Doornkop, Soweto, Dobsonville and Protea Glen.
- A further 7 717 cases are in the sub-district which houses the inner city and Johannesburg South.
As of Friday, 10 July, the City of Johannesburg has the highest number of Covid-19 cases at 38 045 – 46.6% of the total 81 546 cases in the province.
The sub-district of City of Johannesburg D has the highest number of cases – 8 327. The areas in the district are Doornkop, Soweto, Dobsonville and Protea Glen.
This is followed by City of Johannesburg F, with 7 717 cases. The areas in the district are the inner city and Johannesburg South.
City of Johannesburg E – which consists of Alexandra, Wynberg, Sandton, Orange Grove and Houghton – has recorded 6 004 cases, while the City of Johannesburg C – Roodepoort, Constantia Kloof, Northgate, Florida and Bram Fisherville – has recorded 4 806 cases.
A further 4 292 cases were recorded in City of Johannesburg B – which consists of Randburg, Rosebank, Emmerantia, Greenside, Melville, Mayfair, Northcliff, Parktown and Parktown North.
City of Johannesburg A has recorded 3 426 cases and City of Johannesburg G 3 114.
Ekurhuleni is the region with the second highest numbers – 18 100 cases.
There are 4 511 cases in the sub-district of Ekurhuleni South 1 – which consists of Alberton, Brackenhurst, Eden Park, Primrose, Germiston, Leondale, Dawn Park, Tswelopele, Vosloorus and Villa Liza.
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Tshwane is the region with the third highest number of cases, with 13 246.
The highest number – 4 194 – has been recorded in sub-district of City of Tshwane 3 – which consists of Atteridgeville, Laudium, Pretoria CBD, Hercules, Danville, Saulsville, Lotus and Pretoria West.
Sedibeng has 3 888 cases, and Emfuleni 2 995.
The West Rand has 5 266 cases, of which 2 825 falls within the sub-district of Mogale City.
In addition, a total of 3 001 cases are still unallocated.
To date, the province has recorded 26 438 recoveries and 515 deaths.
The allocation of cases to respective districts is an ongoing process.
