45,000 people have beaten Covid-19 in Gauteng, but fatalities are on the rise

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Gauteng has recorded 41 more fatalities from Covid-19, the health department said on Thursday

This comes as the number of cumulative cases in Gauteng continues to rise. The province has now had 112,714 cases, up from 107,070 cases reported on Wednesday.

There are now 767 deaths — up from 726 reported in the previous day's data. This is according to spokesperson for the department, Kwara Kekana.40,144 recoveries cited on Wednesday.So far, 46,436 people have been traced after coming into contact with those who had tested positive; “29,128 people have completed the 14 days monitoring period with no symptoms reported and therefore they are de-isolated,” she said.

 

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