This is according to the Department of Health in the province. So far the numbers of the confirmed positive cases have not increased and remain at 8 with no reported deaths. The department says the Bojanala District, which includes Rustenburg. has the most cases. On Saturday, Health MEC Madoda Sambatha raised his concerns with a patient from Potchefstroom who tested positive and went awol after leaving a B&B.

Sambatha previously announced that the province had patients in Mahikeng, Rustenburg and Bloemhof, amongst others. One of the eight people who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the province traces back to a church gathering in Bloemfontein in the Free State.

He says a 21-year-old female, who tested positive for the virus in the province, came into contact with international visitors during a service at the Divine Restoration Ministries, where five international guests tested positive for Covid19.

The patient is from Bloemhof in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati district and is currently asymptomatic and is self-isolating.

OFM News previously reported that a 40-bed ward at the Klerksdorp Tshepong Hospital complex has been prepared as the designated hospital with an isolation centre for the outbreak in the province.

While addressing the media regarding measures to stem the spread of the virus, Premier Job Mokgoro said the complex also formed a management committee, specifically for Covid-19, led by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Clinical Manager.

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