Matric pupil dies from Covid-19 complications as school infections rise
A Free State school pupil succumbed to Covid-19-related complications on Tuesday. Stock photo. Image: 123RF/Pay less images An increase in Covid-19 infections at schools in the Free State has claimed the life of an 18-year-old pupil in Welkom. Provincial education department spokesperson Howard Ndaba said the matric pupil was one of 11 confirmed Covid-19 cases at Lephola Secondary School in Thabong. Other pupils were still awaiting their test results. The teen tested positive on Wednesday last week after experiencing flu-like symptoms. He died just after midday on Tuesday. ...