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#CoronavirusSA: Over half a million people screened in NW

───   LUCKY NKUYANE 08:00 Mon, 20 Apr 2020

#CoronavirusSA: Over half a million people screened in NW  | News Article

At least 580 000 people have been screened for the coronavirus in the North West.

So far 24 people in the province tested positive for the virus, while 13 recovered from it. 

The provincial Health Department says 489 tests have been conducted and 390 turned out negative. The department further says 70 test results are pending and only one person was hospitalised due to Covid-19. 

The majority of those infected in the province is situated in the Bojanala District, which includes Rustenburg, as 16 Covid-19 cases were recorded in the area. 

The towns under this district with cases of Covid-19 includes Hartebeespoort Dam with four cases, Rustenburg recorded eleven cases, while one person tested positive in Brits. 

Ngaka Modiri Molema has two confirmed cases - all in Mahikeng, Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati recorded only one case in Bloemhof, but the patient has since recovered. 

The Dr Kenneth Kauda District, which includes the JB Marks Local Municipality in Potchefestoom, recorded five Covid-19 cases, with four of those recorded in Klerksdorp and one in Potchefstroom.


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