North West has recorded a total number of 72 Covid-19 confirmed cases, with 28 recoveries and one death.
The Mahikeng Provincial Hospital has been decontaminated after a hospital doctor tested positive for Covid-19.
“As at Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 34 staff members were yet to collect their test results. 28 staff members are in self-quarantine,” the department said in a statement on Thursday.
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