Staff Reporter.
Gauteng has more than 3,000 people hospitalised with Covid-19, as South Africa heads into what is being described as the third wave of SARS-CoV2 infection.
According to the provincial statistics, as of 4 June, 3,062 people were hospitalised in public and private facilities.
Gauteng recorded 3,028 new infections on the same day. Johannesburg had the most cases, with 1,188, followed by Tshwane with 904 and Ekurhuleni on 572.
To date, the province has recorded a total of 468,654 infections and 11,363 Covid-19 related deaths.
According to the provincial government, as of 4 June, 346,914 people had been vaccinated in Gauteng.
Meanwhile, KwaZulu-Natal, which released its statistics on Saturday morning, recorded 234 new infections in the last 24 hours.
The coastal province has, to date, recorded 340,629 positive cases and 10,533 Covid-19 related deaths.
As of Saturday, 5 June, the cumulative number of detected Covid-19 cases countrywise was 1,691,491 with 5,451 new cases identified.
The country currently has 60,339 active cases, the Department of Health confirmed.
Ninety-seven more Covid-19 related deaths were reported, with 0 from Eastern Cape, 21 from the Free State, 41 from Gauteng, 5 from KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), 0 from Limpopo, 3 from Mpumalanga, 0 from North West, 15 from the Northern Cape and 12 from the Western Cape.
This brought the total number of official Covid-19 related deaths to 56,929.
Recoveries now stand at 1,574,773, representing a recovery rate of 93,2%.
A total of 11,840,916 tests had been completed, with 40,460 new tests conducted since the last report.