Seventeen new cases of Covid-19, a majority of which are
from quarantine facilities were reported yesterday bringing the total number of
cases to 591.
From the cases confirmed yesterday, 13 involved returnees
from South Africa, one from Botswana while three were local transmissions. The
Ministry of Health and Child Care daily update shows that one of the cases
confirmed as a local transmission had contact with a known confirmed case.
Investigations are however, underway to establish the
source of infection for the two other local transmissions. Cases of recoveries
also continue to increase with latest statistics from the update standing at
162, leaving the country with 421 active Covid 19 cases.
The latest recoveries were reported from Mashonaland East
(3), Mashonaland Central (2), Bulawayo (2), Matabeleland North (2), Mashonaland
West (1) and Manicaland (1). The number of people who have died from the virus
remain at seven.
“To date, the total number of confirmed cases is 591,
recovered 162, active cases, 422 and seven deaths since the onset of the
outbreak on 20 March 2020,” reads part of the update.
Zimbabwe has so far conducted 67 755 tests for Covid-19
from which, 30 711 were diagnostic tests while the remaining were rapid tests
done for screening purposes. Herald
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