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Midlands Bureau Chief
THE third Covid-19 wave claimed 30 lives in Chirumhanzu in the Midlands province taking the total number of the pandemic related fatalities in the district since the start of the pandemic last year to 38.
The first and second Covid-19 waves claimed a total of eight lives only. In an interview, Chirumhanzu District Medical Officer Dr Simbarashe Maunga said infections under the first and second waves were only 58. However, he said the cases shot up to more than 400 during the third wave.
“Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in Chirumhanzu District, we have recorded a total of 38 deaths and of these, eight were recorded under the first and second waves while 30 were recorded under the third wave. During the first and second waves, we recorded just 58 Covid-19 cases but under the third wave we recorded 462 cases showing the severity of the third wave,” said Dr Maunga.
He said cumulative Covid-19 cases recorded in the district to date stand at 520. Dr Maunga said they recorded 477 recoveries, adding that by Friday last week there were five active cases. In terms of Covid-19 inoculation programme, Dr Maunga said Sinovac 1 jab had been given to 14 040 people, while Sinovac second jab had been given to 11 639 people.
“Under Sinopharm 1, 8421 people got the jab and 2895 received the second jab. The total for dose one is 22461 and of these 41 percent are 18 years old,” he said.
Dr Maunga said Chirumhanzu District has 21 health facilities of which four are hospitals and 16 clinics.
“Of the health facilities, nine are run by the Government, eight are run by Chirumhanzu rural district council and four mission hospitals,” he said.
Dr Maunga said there were plans by the Government and the RDC to construct five more health centres across the district to bring health services to the people.
“The health centres under construction are Chimbindi clinic, Msena, Chapwanya, Mudzengi and New England which are across the District,” he said.
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