Uganda's COVID-19 cases pass 200
The ministry tweeted on its official twitter handle saying all the new cases were from the 1,838 samples taken from truck drivers.
HEALTH VIRUS
KAMPALA - The Ministry of Health confirmed Saturday morning 43 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of cases to 203.
The ministry tweeted on its official twitter handle saying all the new cases were from the 1,838 samples taken from truck drivers.
♦️Today,15 May,2020, 43 new COVID-19 cases confirmed from 1,838 samples of truck drivers.
— Ministry of Health- Uganda (@MinofHealthUG) May 15, 2020
The total number of COVID-19 cases is now 203
🔺Elegu:15 Ugandans,9 Kenyans,4 Eritreans
🔺Mutukula:5 Tanzanians, 1 Burundian
🔺Malaba:5 Kenyans, 2 Ugandans, 1 Burundian
1 nationality unknown
According to the ministry, the truck drivers include 17 Ugandans, 14 Kenyans, 5 Tanzanians, 4 Eritreans, 2 Burundians and one unknown nationality who entered Uganda through Elegu, Mutukula and Malaba.
"All the 720 community samples have tested negative for COVID-19. The total number of samples tested today is 2558.," the ministry revealed in the tweet.
🔸All 720 community samples have tested negative for COVID-19.
— Ministry of Health- Uganda (@MinofHealthUG) May 15, 2020
🔹Total COVID-19 recoveries: 63
🔹Total samples tested today: 2558
To date, the total number of recoveries from the virus is at 63.