His spokesperson, Vuyisile Ngesi, says "the premier is not hospitalised, but in voluntary quarantine at a medical facility due to the high number of people coming in and out of the official residence".  

The 72-year-old premier on Tuesday announced, despite testing positive, he will continue to carry out his duties while the Provincial Department of Health does contact tracing. 

During a virtual special provincial Executive Council (Exco) meeting held on Tuesday, Mokgoro also announced that he has only one symptom - a cough. 

OFM News previously reported that the confirmation of his positive results follow after the death of the MEC for Cooperative Governance, Gordon Kegakilwe, who passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest as a result of complications due to Covid-19.

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