Malaria complicates Bobirwa COVID-19 fight

PALAPYE: As the nation grapples with containing the highly contagious COVID-19 pandemic, health authorities in Bobirwa have twofold battles to contend with after a recent Malaria outbreak claimed one life.

Following the dire medical scenario, The District Health Management Team (DHMT) in Bobonong has so far recorded 196 malaria cases with one death and 36 complicated cases after the disease broke out two weeks ago.

DHMT head of preventive at Bobonong, Dr. Kaite Mashini revealed that the 15-year-old male student from Molalatau succumbed to the disease at Bobonong Primary Hospital where he was admitted.

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