Update COVID-19 20 June 2020
20 June 2020 — Forty-one (41) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3116 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to seven hundred and two (702). To date, three hundred and fifty-seven (357) patients have recovered and been discharged, including six (6) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is three hundred and forty-three (343) and two (2) deaths.
The new cases are from Rusizi and Rusumo clusters; heightened vigilance is required everywhere.
All active cases are in isolation in stable condition.
MoHCC enriches Zimbabwe’s quarantine staff’s capacity to manage individuals in quarantine facilities
By Tatenda Chimbwanda
Africa’s wild polio-free status to be determined in August
Update COVID-19 19 June 2020
19 June 2020 — Fifteen (15) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3033 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to six hundred and sixty-one (661). To date, three hundred and fifty-one (351) patients have recovered and been discharged, including one (1) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is three hundred and eight (308) and two (2) deaths.
The new cases are from Rusizi and Rusumo clusters; heightened vigilance is required everywhere.
All active cases are in isolation in stable condition.
South Sudan strengthens reporting of deaths due to COVID-19
Since the start of the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in South Sudan, the Ministry of Health through its call centre, interactions with community resource persons, the media, and other informal sources have been receiving reports of unexplained deaths in communities.
To address the anecdotal reports of increasing mysterious community deaths that are currently not well investigated amidst concerns of safety during burial as raised by the general public, the Ministry of Health in collaboration with WHO and partners set up a COVID-19 mortality surveillance team.
WHO concerned over COVID-19 impact on women, girls in Africa
Update COVID-19 18 June 2020
18 June 2020 — Seven (7) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2547 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to six hundred and forty-six (646). To date, three hundred and fifty (350) patients have recovered and been discharged, including three (3) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is two hundred and ninety-four (294) and two (2) deaths.
The new cases are from Rusizi cluster; heightened vigilance is required everywhere.
All active cases are in isolation in stable condition.
“My 14-day sojourn at the Isolation Centre was an eye-opener” – Adamawa COVID-19 hero
Yola, 18 June, 2020 - After testing positive to COVID-19 and isolated for treatment, 36-year-old Mr Abubakar Jauro, who hails from Mubi in Adamawa state now has much to say about fighting and surviving the disease.
Uganda to win or lose COVID-19 war in communities
17th June 2020: - It is a public health fact that in Uganda, the war against COVID-19 will be won or lost in the community. Presently, communities have the panacea on how the response progresses simply because COVID-19 infections are increasingly being detected in communities across the country.
Update COVID-19 17 June 2020
17 June 2020 — Three (3) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2508 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to six hundred and thirty-nine (639). To date, three hundred and forty-seven (347) patients have recovered and been discharged, including 9 in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is two hundred and ninety (290) and two (2) deaths.
All active cases are in isolation in stable condition.