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Herald Reporter
A TOTAL of 583 tests were done yesterday bringing to 1 299 the screening and diagnostic tests the Ministry of Health and Child Care has conducted so far. The Ministry has since stepped up screening and diagnostic testing in all province in line with the new Covid-19 testing strategy.
To date, Zimbabwe has recorded 24 confirmed cases including two recoveries and three deaths. Of all the PCR tests done in Harare yesterday, one was positive for Covid-19, while all PCR tests done in Bulawayo were negative for Covid-19.
Four of the confirmed cases reported on Wednesday were contacts of one person. Case 19 is a 4-year old girl, while Cases 20, 21 and 22 involve a 10-year-old, 34-year-old and 16-year-old female residents of Bulawayo who were all contacts of Case 16. They were tested by the Rapid Response Team as part of the Ministry’s intensified surveillance and contact tracing for Covid-19. All are stable, on self-isolation at home and with mild disease.
Case 23 is a 52-year-old female resident of Bulawayo who was a contact of Case 15. She was also tested by the local Rapid Response Team as part of the Ministry’s intensified surveillance and contact tracing for Covid-19. She is stable, on self-isolation at home and with mild disease.
The Ministry of Health and Child Care continues to be on high alert to the Covid-19 pandemic and reminds people that the most effective ways to protect themselves and others against Covid-19 are practicing good personal hygiene and exercising social distancing.
Mashonaland West has since done 126 tests, Mat North 11, Manicaland 57, Masvingo 128, Mash Central 122, Mat South 24, Midlands 5, Harare 74 and Bulawayo 36 while confirmed cases were in Manicaland 1, Bulawayo 10, Harare 9 and Mash East 4.
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