COVID-19: Uganda cases reach 696

HEALTH   COVID-19

KAMPALA - The government has confirmed 11 new cases of COVID-19 in Uganda bringing the total of confirmed cases to 696.

According to the Ministry of Health, six are truck drivers - three entered into the country from Elegu entry point while the other three entered through Malaba.

Of the remaining five, one is a frontline health worker while four are cases among contacts and alerts from Buikwe, Lira, Adjumani and Amuru districts.

The ministry also revealed that 33 foreign truck drivers who tested positive for COVID-19 were handed back to their country of origin.

The total number of samples tested on June 13, was 2,949. Of those, 1,564 were samples from points of entry while 1,385 were samples from alerts and contacts.

Total recoveries from the virus stand at 240. To date, Uganda has not yet registered a COVID-19 related death.