Gordon Kegakilwe, the MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs, passed away on Monday, 6 July after he was admitted with COVID pneumonia on Sunday afternoon at the Vryburg Private Hospital.
A decision was taken on Monday morning to transfer him to a medical facility in Klerksdorp. He was transported from Vryburg to Klerksdorp in an ambulance and upon arrival in Klerksdorp, he suffered cardiac arrest.
On Tuesday it was also announced that the North West Premier, Prof Tebogo Job Mogoro, and the MEC for Public Works and Roads, Saliva Molapisi, had tested positive for the Coronavirus. Both Mogoro and Molapisi are in self-isolation and will continue with their duties remotely.
On Tuesday, 7 July the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the North West province was 6842 with the highest death rate (18) in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District. Seven Covid-19 deaths were reported in JB Marks, nine in Matlosana, and two in Maquassi Hills.
The total number of recoveries have increased to 1456. The total number of deaths in the province is 36.