Kampala, 5th October 2020:- “Angels” is a name one would hardly associate with the COVID-19 burial teams, but in greater Masaka sub-region, southern Uganda, they are known as such.

It all started in Kyambogo village Lwankoni sub-county in Kyoteera district where the team had gone to conduct a safe and dignified burial of a deceased COVID-19 patient brought from Kampala. It was a sight to behold for the locals. They had never seen such a team let alone witness a COVID-19 death.

03 October 2020 — Five (5) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2568 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, eight hundred, and fifty-two (4852). To date, three thousand, two hundred, and eleven (3211) patients have recovered and been discharged, including twenty-nine (14) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, six hundred, and twelve (1612) and twenty-nine (29) deaths. 

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

02 October 2020 — Four (4) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1873 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, eight hundred, and forty-seven (4847). To date, three thousand, one hundred, and ninety-seven (3197) patients have recovered and been discharged, including twenty-nine (29) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, six hundred, and twenty-one (1621) and twenty-nine (29) deaths. 

Abuja, 2 October, 2020 - Today Nigeria is polio-free but the country’s battle with wild polio virus has been long and complex. There have been numerous setbacks along the way to achieving wild poliovirus free status and extraordinary efforts and investments have been made to reach this goal.

01 October 2020 — Three (3) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2583 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, eight hundred, and forty-three (4843). To date, three thousand, one hundred, and eighty-one (3181) patients have recovered and been discharged, including twenty-nine (29) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, six hundred, and thirty-three (1633) and twenty-nine (29) deaths. 

Abuja, 2 October, 2020 - To commemorate the 2020 UN International Day of Older Persons, the Permanent Secretary of Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government towards ensuring the welfare of older persons in Nigeria saying that "the pandemics like COVID-19 places older persons at greater risk.” 

The confirmation of SARS coronavirus-2 in Accra, Ghana on 12 March 2020 was inevitable given the trend at the time in the Africa Region and the rest of the world. The outbreak spread to the rest of the country affecting all 16 regions. As at 30 September 2020, Ghana has recorded 46,222 cases with 299 deaths.

30 September 2020 — Four (4) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2807 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, eight hundred, and forty (4840). To date, three thousand, one hundred, and fifty-four (3154) patients have recovered and been discharged, including twenty-nine (29) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, six hundred, and fifty-seven (1657) and twenty-nine (29) deaths. 

Kampala, 30th September 2020:- The Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has hailed the support of the donor partners and the United Nations Family towards Uganda’s efforts to contain the  COVID-19 pandemic. 

The Minister was receiving equipment worth USD 250,000 procured by the World Health Organization (WHO) with funding from the Irish Government.