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Among the ten new cases, 9 cases are Ugandan cargo truck drivers whereas one is a contact to the previously confirmed truck driver.
The new confirmed cases were part of the 1,497 people whose sample were tested on Wednesday.
♦️Today, 20 May, 10 new COVID-19 cases confirmed. 9 new cases are truck drivers while 1 case is a contact to a confirmed truck driver.
Following a Presidential Directive of deducting all foreign truck drivers from Uganda’s case count,the confirmed COVID-19 cases now stand at 145
— Ministry of Health- Uganda (@MinofHealthUG) May 20, 2020
Following a Presidential Directive of deducting all foreign truck drivers from Uganda’s total confirmed case count, the confirmed COVID-19 cases now stand at 145.
11 foreign truck drivers were handed over to their country of origin. Total Foreign truck drivers handed over to their country of origin since Presidential directive: 124
🔹11 foreign truck drivers handed over to their country of origin
🔸Total Foreign truck drivers handed over to their country of origin since Presidential directive: 124
🔹Truck Drivers tested today: 1,264
🔸community samples tested: 233
🔹Total samples tested today: 1,497— Ministry of Health- Uganda (@MinofHealthUG) May 20, 2020
Samples of truck drivers tested today: 1,264
community samples tested: 233
Total samples tested today: 1,497
COVID-19 recoveries: 65
Check also;
- Uganda’s Coronavirus Cases Jump To 260
- Uganda’s Coronavirus Cases Rises To 203 As 43 More Truck Drivers Test Positive
- Uganda Registers Highest Number Of Covid-19 Cases A Single Day
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