Andrew
Online Reporter
Zimbabwe has successfully managed the fourth wave of Covid-19 that was fuelled by the Omicron variant, a Cabinet Minister has said.
Addressing Tuesday’s post-Cabinet briefing, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said the country had witnessed a decrease in infections and hospitalisations.
“When Cabinet adjourned on December 14, 2021, the country was in the midst of the fourth wave with an average of 4 014 per day, and currently the new cases average less than 1 000.
“As at February 14, 2022, the country’s cumulative Covid-19 cases stood at 231 337, with 223 603 recoveries and 5 374 deaths. The recovery rate was 96 percent, with 2 892 active cases having been recorded,” said Minister Mutsvangwa.
Zimbabwe’s Covid-19 bed occupancy rate is currently around 1,3 percent, down from 1,9 percent last week.
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