36 New COVID -19 Cases Confirmed In Uganda

Posted by: bukejonah in Health May 29, 2020

With no reasonable doubt, covid-19 seems will never end following the continuous cases erupting in the country. Yesterday on 28th May, thirty six new samples tested positive for coronavirus and this brought a total of confirmed cases to 317.

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However, 24 new cases were truck drivers of which 20 arrived via Elegu, two arrived via Malaba and one was from Lia Point of Entry in Arua. 12 of the new cases are contacts to previously confirmed truck drivers.

Today,28 May,2020, 36 new COVID-19 cases confirmed. The total confirmed cases are now 317.

🔺24 new cases are truck drivers-20 arrived via Elegu, 2 via Malaba and 1 was from Lia Point of Entry in Arua.
🔺12 are contacts to previously confirmed truck drivers. All under quarantine

— Ministry of Health- Uganda (@MinofHealthUG) May 28, 2020

The contacts were under quarantine at the time of test. 26 positive foreign truck drivers were handed over to their country of origin.

Currently the total Recoveries are 69.

Samples from Points of Entry tested yesterday 1,428

Samples from community and alerts 802.

Therefore the total samples tested yesterday were 2,230 and no death confirmed yet.

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