Three more people have died of Covid 19 bringing the
cumulative number of deaths in Zimbabwe to 12 as confirmed cases have risen to
926 after 41 new cases were recorded yesterday.
Two deaths were yesterday recorded from Sally Mugabe
Central Hospital with Parirenyatwa Hospital recording one death.
These were detected as part of routine testing of all
deaths that occur on admitted patients in hospitals. The number of recoveries
has increased to 306 since the onset of the outbreak on 20 March 2020.
The 41 who tested positive for Covid 19 included 36 locals
and five returnees.
According to the Ministry of Heath and Child Care update,
two of the returnees were from South while Namibia, japan and Sweden had one
case each.
The update indicate that recoveries have increased to 306
after 100 were recorded yesterday.
Midlands has the highest number of recoveries at 47,
Masvingo 32, Mashonaland East 14 and Manicaland 7.
On Thursday, Bulawayo province reported 51 confirmed cases
of which 21 are health care workers who had been in contact with confirmed
cases admitted at the hospital and have been isolated.
Yesterday, 3555 RDT screening tests and 580 PCR diagnostic
tests were done. The cumulative number of tests done to date is 86 212 with 50
866 RDT and 35 346 PCR.
To date the total number of active cases is 608. Herald
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