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#CoronavirusNW: School cases rise─── MARVIN NTSANE 06:44 Fri, 10 Jul 2020
North West Education MEC, Mmaphefo Matsemela.
At least 130 new Covid-19 cases has been recorded in less than a week in North West schools.
This brings the total number of confirmed positive Covid-19 cases at schools in this province to 300.
Education MEC, Mmaphefo Matsemela, says screening done at schools helped to get medical assistance on time.
She says psycho-social support will be offered to the affected families.
Departmental spokesperson, Elias Malindi, adds these cases are from 168 schools in the province.
He says 70 cases are from the Bojanala district, 38 from Dr Kenneth Kaunda, 16 from Ngaka Modiri Molema, and six from Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati.
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