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05 July 2020 — Thirteen (13) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3279 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to one thousand, one hundred and five (1105). To date, five hundred and sixty-seven (567) patients have recovered and been discharged, including forty-four (44) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is five hundred and thirty-five (535) and three (3) deaths. 

04 July 2020 — Eleven (11) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3414 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to one thousand and ninety-two (1092). To date, five hundred and twenty-three (523) patients have recovered and been discharged, including eleven (11) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is five hundred and sixty-six (566) and three (3) deaths. 

The new cases are from Kigali (8) and Rusizi (3), and heightened vigilance is required everywhere. 
 All active cases are in isolation in stable condition.  

03 July 2020 — Eighteen (18) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2216 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to one thousand and eighty-one (1081). To date, five hundred and twelve (512) patients have recovered and been discharged, including nineteen (19) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is five hundred and sixty-six (566) and three (3) deaths. 

Juba, 3 July 2020 – the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) today handed over 160 oxygen concentrators to South Sudan’s Ministry of Health to support the country in their response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The 160 oxygen concentrators will be distributed across the country to treat patients requiring oxygen.

by Tatenda Chimbwanda

02 July 2020 — Twenty-one (21) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3737 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to one thousand and sixty-three (1063). To date, four hundred and ninety-three (493) patients have recovered and been discharged, including thirteen (13) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is five hundred and sixty-seven (567) and three (3) deaths. 

01 July 2020 — Seventeen (17) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3961 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to one thousand and forty-two (1042). To date, four hundred and eighty (480) patients have recovered and been discharged, including thirty-three (33) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is five hundred and fifty-nine (559) and two (3) deaths. The new death is 51 years old Rwanda Defense Forces Officer who got COVID-19 abroad and had underlying conditions.

Current situation 
Namibia reported its first confirmed COVID-19 cases on 13 March 2020 and the Ministry declared the COVID-19 outbreak on 14 March 2020. Since then (as of 6 July 2020) Namibia has had several hundred sporadic cases (539 confirmed) and no recorded deaths. Until recently (the last two weeks), most (approximately 87%) of the confirmed cases have been found in travelers entering the country held in routine quarantine facilities.