Covid-19 confirmed cases rise to 28

Herald Reporter

THE number of people who have tested positive to Covid-19 in Zimbabwe has risen to 28 after three more confirmed cases were reported in Harare.

In an update last night, the Ministry of Health and Child Care said the total number of reported deaths remained at three while there have been two recoveries. Harare Metropolitan Province now has the highest number of confirmed cases at 13 followed by Bulawayo Metropolitan Province with 10 cases. Mashonaland East has four confirmed cases, while Matabeleland North has one case. The rest of the provinces are yet to record Covid-19 positive cases.

The ministry said 841 tests were done yesterday, giving a total of 4 159 diagnostic tests done to date. Results for 65 samples were still pending. “The ministry continues to be on high alert to the Covid-19 pandemic and would like to remind the nation that the most effective ways to protect yourself and others against Covid-19 are to practise good personal hygiene and exercise social distancing,” said the ministry.

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