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#CoranavirusNW: Infection rate at the centre of focus in NW

───   LUCKY NKUYANE 09:20 Sat, 06 Jun 2020

#CoranavirusNW: Infection rate at the centre of focus in NW | News Article
North West Premier, Job Mokgoro

The North West Premier, together with his provincial Coronavirus Command Council, is expected to shine light on key factors around the latest developments regarding Covid-19 in the province.


Premier, Job Mokgoro's planned briefing comes as the rate of new Covid-19 infection in the province increased in an unexpected manner. This new infection was earlier blamed by Health MEC, Madoda Sambatha, to miners who come from Hotspots provinces which include Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Gauteng. Meanwhile, Mokgoro is also expected to give an update on progress made on the implementation of the Provincial Covid-19 Risk-adjusted to level 3 lockdown strategy. So far the province has 335 active cases after 73 recoveries, one death from 409 reported cases.

The Provincial Covid-19 Command Council briefing will also be expected to cover, among other matters, the state of readiness of schools in the province, water provision and sanitation as well as the sharp increase in the confirmed COVID-19 cases in the province.

Meanwhile, Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize, on Friday, night announced that 43 434 people have been confirmed positive for the virus. Mkhize also announced that a total number of 908 patients have now passed away from Covid-18 and 23 088 patients have thus far recovered.

The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) also last night revealed that a total of 30 196 Covid19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. The institute further adds that there are 2 643 new cases of the virus across the country and new 60 related covid-19 deaths.


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