The ministry of health has reported 27 new coronavirus cases in Uganda, bringing the total to 127,512.

It said on Tuesday that the tests it conducted on November 28 confirmed these cases out of the 5,318 samples collected that day.

While breaking down the new cases, the ministry said Wakiso has 18, Kampala 5 and Kibaale two. The districts of Gulu and Mityana have one case each.

The ministry didn't report any more COVID-19 deaths. It said those who had recovered from COVID-19 are 97, 537 and that a total of 6, 651, 741 vaccine doses had been administered in the country.

In his national addresses recently, President Yoweri Museveni said that by the end of December 2021, more than 12 million Ugandans should have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

He noted that by the end of December, Uganda will have received 23 million doses of vaccines and that he will fully open up the country in January next year whether people go for vaccination or not