Central SA
#CoronavirusNW: Room made for more #Covid19 patients─── KATLEHO MORAPELA 11:23 Mon, 10 Aug 2020
The North West Health Department says two more field hospitals are being planned in Bojanala Platinum District to accommodate Covid-19 patients.
The department’s Tebogo Lekgethwane says the two hospitals will provide room for 500 beds to strengthen the province’s capacity to deal with the spread of the Covid-19.
The provinces currently has a total number of 21 837 Covid-19 cases, with 12 136 recoveries and 130 deaths. The Bojanala Platinum District, which includes Rustenburg and Madibeng, remains an epicentre in the province followed by the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District.
Lekgethwane highlights that the Maseve Field Hospital in Rustenburg is fully operational after it was opened by Premier Job Mokgoro on 1 July.
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