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Brazzaville – The roll-out of new, World Health Organization (WHO) approved antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests for the novel coronavirus in Africa will significantly boost testing capacity and marks a game changer in the continent’s fight against COVID-19.  

21 October 2020 — Sixteen (16) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1306 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to five thousand, and twelve (5012). To date, four thousand, seven hundred, and ninety-eight (4798) patients have recovered, including one (1) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one hundred, and eighty (180) and thirty-four (34) deaths.  

The new cases are in Kigali (2), Kirehe (13) testing in refugee camp, and Nyagatare (1); heightened vigilance is required everywhere. 

20 October 2020 — Four (4) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 997 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, nine hundred, and ninety-six (4996). To date, four thousand, seven hundred, and ninety-seven (4797) patients have recovered and no one discharged in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one hundred, and sixty-one (161) and thirty-four (34) deaths.  
The new cases are in Kigali (4); heightened vigilance is required everywhere. 

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has successfully completed the third round of its scheduled Polio SIA campaigns in eight regions despite the initial disruption caused by the Covid-19 Pandemic. The house-to-house campaign by health professionals and trained volunteers vaccinated over 4.6m eligible children (0-59 months) in the Ashanti, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, Volta, Upper West, Western and Western North regions. 

19 October 2020 — Eighteen (18) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1373 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, nine hundred, and ninety-two (4992). To date, four thousand, seven hundred, and ninety-seven (4797) patients have recovered and been discharged, including fourteen (14) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one hundred, and sixty-one (161) and thirty-four (34) deaths.  

The new cases are in Kigali (8), and Kirehe (10) testing in refugee camp; heightened vigilance is required everywhere. 

Bauchi, October 19, 2020- “Even though I knew my body needed rest from childbirth, I didn’t have any information on how to space my children and stop childbirth when I really wanted to. After my seventeenth delivery the new Community Health Workers posted to our primary healthcare center helped me to make an informed decision about my body. Now that I have the right type of contraception, my body is able to rest. I am very happy about this” Stated Lami Danladi a 37-year-old woman living with her family in Tasha-Laya Village of Toro Local Government Area in Bauchi State.

18 October 2020 — Three (3) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1881 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, nine hundred, and seventy-four (4974). To date, four thousand, seven hundred, and eighty-three (4783) patients have recovered and been discharged, including fifteen (15) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one hundred, and fifty-seven (157) and thirty-four (34) deaths.  

The new cases are in Kigali (2), and Nyagatare (1); heightened vigilance is required everywhere.