Rwanda News

03 December 2020 — Seventeen (17) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3712 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to six thousand, and eleven (6011). To date, five thousand, five hundred, and ninety-six (5596) patients have recovered, including twenty-one (21) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is three hundred and sixty-five (365) and fifty (50) deaths. The new death is a man Rwandan of 45 years old in Kigali.

02 December 2020 — Forty-six (46) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2820 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to five thousand, nine hundred, and ninety-four (5994). To date, five thousand, five hundred, and seventy-five (5575) patients have recovered, including thirty-one (31) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is three hundred and sixty-nine (369) and fifty (50) deaths. The new death is a man Rwandan of 45 years old in Kigali.

01 December 2020 — Fourteen (14) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2820 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to five thousand, nine hundred, and forty-eight (5948). To date, five thousand, five hundred, and forty-four (5544) patients have recovered, including twenty-eight (28) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is three hundred and fifty-five (355) and forty-nine (49) deaths. 

The new cases are in Kigali (4), Musanze (9), and Rubavu (1); heightened vigilance is required everywhere. 

30 November 2020 — Fifteen (15) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2196 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to five thousand, nine hundred, and thirty-four (5934). To date, five thousand, five hundred, and sixteen (5516) patients have recovered, including thirty-six (36) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is three hundred and sixty-nine (369) and forty-nine (49) deaths. The new death is a woman Rwandan of 40 years old in Kigali.

29 November 2020 — Twenty-eight (28) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2054 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to five thousand, nine hundred, and nineteen (5919). To date, five thousand, three hundred, and eighty (5480) patients have recovered, with no one in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is three hundred and ninety-one (391) and forty-eight (48) deaths. The new death is a woman Rwandan of 25 years old in Kigali.

The Rwanda Ministry of Health officially received on 26th November 2020, equipment and infrastructure constructed and rehabilitated with WHO Rwanda support under the Japanese grant of US$ 1 million for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and other public health emergencies. Present at the Handover ceremony were Dr Daniel Ngamije, the Minister of Health, HE. Masahiro IMAI, the Ambassador of Japan in Rwanda and Dr Kasonde Mwinga, WHO Representative, Rwanda Country Office.

28 November 2020 — Nineteen (19) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2054 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to five thousand, eight hundred, and ninety-one (5891). To date, five thousand, three hundred, and eighty (5480) patients have recovered, including eighty-three (83) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is three hundred and sixty-four (364) and forty-seven (47) deaths. 

27 November 2020 — Twenty-one (21) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2761 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to five thousand, eight hundred, and seventy-two (5872). To date, five thousand, three hundred, and ninety-seven (5397) patients have recovered, including fifty-two (52) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is four hundred and twenty-eight (428) and forty-seven (47) deaths. 

The new cases are in Kigali (4), Rubavu (7), Nyamagabe (5), Gatsibo (4), and Musanze (1); heightened vigilance is required everywhere. 

26 November 2020 — Seventy-two (72) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2991 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to five thousand, eight hundred, and fifty-one (5851). To date, five thousand, three hundred, and forty-five (5345) patients have recovered, including twenty-eight (28) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is four hundred and fifty-nine (459) and forty-seven (47) deaths. 

25 November 2020 — Twenty-nine (29) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2583 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to five thousand, seven hundred, and seventy-nine (5779). To date, five thousand, three hundred, and seventeen (5317) patients have recovered, including seventy-six (76) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is four hundred and fifteen (415) and forty-seven (47) deaths.