“We have also reported that 26 pupils and 25 community members in Middelburg have tested positive. We are happy to announce that all these pupils have recovered, but sadly we have lost an educator and a community member who both succumbed to the pandemic,” Gomba said.
The provincial government on Tuesday used its weekly Covid-19 media briefing to unpack work being done by various departments to fight poverty.
The briefing was also attended by social development MEC Siphokazi Mani-Lusithi, rural development and agrarian reform MEC Nomakhosazana Meth and human settlements MEC Nonkqubela Pieters.
The anti-poverty programmes include food security, fighting malnutrition, provision of human settlements support and provision of social relief of distress programmes.
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Article source: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2020-09-30-eastern-cape-worried-as-covid-19-infections-surge-at-schools/