2 453 people infected with Covid-19 in Gauteng, 70 hospitalised
(World News South Africa)

Johannesburg - There are currently 70 people hospitalised with Covid-19 in Gauteng`s private and public hospitals, according to the province`s Department of Health. The department said while there were 2 453 cases as of Thursday May 21, recoveries stood at 1 776 while 27 people died of the virus. There were 13 442 people who were found to have been in contact with those that had tested positive for Covid-19. They were traced and put in isolation. According to the department, 8 560 of them have since completed the 14-day monitoring period with no symptoms reported and have been removed from isolation. There are also 157 confirmed Covid-19 cases that the department is yet to allocate to the...