Second person in Standerton tests positive for Covid-19
“All her contacts have been screened and tested,” the department said this morning.
A woman from Standerton tested positive for the coronavirus.
This is the second incidence of someone in Lekwa contracting the virus.
According to the Department of Health in town, the woman is at a quarantine-unit at the Rob Ferreira Hospital in Nelspruit.
“All her contacts have been screened and tested,” the department said this morning.
The previous person who tested positive for Covid-19 has, according to information, recovered.
Also read: One Covid-19 case confirmed in Standerton
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