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13 September 2020 — Twenty-six (26) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2722 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, five hundred, and ninety-one (4591). To date, two thousand, five hundred, and fifty-six (2556) patients have recovered and been discharged, including twelve (12) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is two thousand and thirteen (2013) and twenty-two (22) deaths.  

Kampala, 14 September 2020: - Amuru Prison is just like any other prisons facility in Uganda with prisoners going about their daily chores and routines under the watchful eyes of wardens. The situation has been like this for years, and it continues to be. 

11 September 2020 — Fifty-five (55) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3027 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, five hundred, and thirty-four (4534). To date, two thousand, four hundred, and fifty (2450) patients have recovered and been discharged, including ninety-eight (98) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is two thousand, and sixty-two (2062) and twenty-two (22) deaths.  

12 September 2020 — Thirty-one (31) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2901 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, five hundred, and thirty-four (4565). To date, two thousand, five hundred, and forty-four (2544) patients have recovered and been discharged, including ninety-four (94) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, nine hundred, and ninety-nine (1999) and twenty-two (22) deaths.  

Bauchi, 11 September, 2020 - The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has expressed optimism on the potential impact of the United Nations Delivery as One (DaO) interventions in the state. 

09 September 2020 — Twenty-one (21) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3805 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, four hundred, and sixty (4460). To date, two thousand, three hundred, and twenty-five (2325) patients have recovered and been discharged, including eighteen (18) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is two thousand, one hundred, and fourteen (2114) and twenty-one (21) deaths.  The new death is a male Rwandan of 71 years old.

10 September 2020 — Nineteen (19) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2838 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, four hundred, and seventy-nine (4479). To date, two thousand, three hundred, and fifty-two (2352) patients have recovered and been discharged, including twenty-seven (27) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is two thousand, one hundred, and five (2105) and twenty-two (22) deaths.  The new death is a male Rwandan of 62 years old.

When much of the world was waking up to the enormous implications of a global pandemic, Uganda was already a step ahead thanks to Ebola. 

While COVID-19 has its unique challenges, such as quick spread, dealing with it requires the type of response Uganda has been practising over the years with the Ebola threat,