Uganda's COVID-19 cases pass 10,000

The number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Uganda has gone past the 10,000 mark after announcing 124 new cases on Wednesday.

The Ministry of Health said the number of cases had now reached 10,065, with 6,531 recoveries.

The breakdown of the new cases: Contacts and Alerts (122): Kampala (37), Luwero (24), Kikuube (13), Rubanda (12), Hoima (7), Wakiso (4), Amuru (4), Omoro (3), Gulu (2), Jinja (7), Kisoro (2), Lira (4), Kwania (1), Masindi (1) and Mukono (1).

Two returnees from Jordan also tested positive for the deadly virus.

Uganda has so far registered 95 COVID-19 deaths.