City of Joburg Mayor, Geoffrey Makhubo is in self-isolation as a precautionary measure, after a case of COVID-19 was confirmed in his private office, according to a report by Iol.
The staff member in the mayor’s office is said to have tested positive for Covid-19 following a trip to the Western Cape for a funeral last week.
Mayor Makhubo has recently tested negative for Covid-19. However, according to the report, as a precautionary measure, the mayor has undergone yet another COVID-19 test and has decided to place himself under self-isolation until the results are released. In addition, the entire staff in the executive mayor’s office have also undergone tests to determine their Covid-19 status.
Latest Statistics
South Africa registered 2 594 new COVID-19 cases overnight and 82 new deaths. The total cases now stand at 50 879, whilst deaths are 1 080.
Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
| PROVINCE | CASES (AS AT 08 JUNE 2020) |
| Eastern Cape | 6 341 |
| Free State | 373 |
| Gauteng | 6 258 |
| Kwazulu-Natal | 3 175 |
| Limpopo | 244 |
| Mpumalanga | 183 |
| North West | 580 |
| Northern Cape | 118 |
| Western Cape | 33 568 |
| Unknown | 39 |
| Total | 50 879 |
Provincial Deaths & Recoveries
| PROVINCE | DEATHS | RECOVERIES |
| Eastern Cape | 127 | 2 666 |
| Free State | 9 | 152 |
| Gauteng | 47 | 2 428 |
| Kwazulu Natal | 62 | 1 378 |
| Limpopo | 3 | 158 |
| Mpumalanga | 1 | 102 |
| North West | 1 | 73 |
| Northern Cape | 1 | 41 |
| Western Cape | 829 | 19 101 |
| Total | 1 080 | 26099 |
Source: sacoronavirus.co.za
** If you think you have been exposed to the COVID-19, please call the government’s 24-hour hotline on 0800 029 999 or visit https://sacoronavirus.co.za/ for more information
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