The total of positive cases in Matjhabeng has increased by 739 from 14 July (1 259) to 1998 on 18 July. Just over 1 000 of these can be attributed to Welkom.
Lejweleputswa statistics indicates 1 261 positive cases as of 18 July. Since the onset of the pandemic in Lejweleputswa there have been 2 320 confirmed cases. There have been 19 deaths relatd to Covid-19 recorded and 1040 recoveries.
Manguang recorded 3003 positives on 17 July, with 2 474 of these attributed to Bloemfontein.