22 September 2020 — Sixteen (16) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1631 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, seven hundred, and thirty-eight (4738). To date, two thousand, nine hundred, and ninety-one (2991) patients have recovered and been discharged, including eighteen (18) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, seven hundred, and twenty (1720) and twenty-seven (27) deaths.  The new death is a male Rwandan of 58 years old in Kigali.

Maiduguri, 23 September, 2020 -  The World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Nigeria, Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo has congratulated Borno, the last wild polio virus (WPV) sanctuary in Africa, for making Nigeria and Africa proud. 

The WR made the remark when he met Six-year old Modu Busami, the last case of WPV in Africa who hails from a security-compromised Monguno local government area (LGA) of Borno state. 

21 September 2020 — Eleven (11) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1448 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, seven hundred, and twenty-two (4722). To date, two thousand, nine hundred, and seventy-three (2973) patients have recovered and been discharged, including twelve (12) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, seven hundred, and twenty-two (1722) and twenty-seven (27) deaths.  The new death is a male Rwandan of 58 years old in Kigali.

20 September 2020 — Twenty-two (22) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1892 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, seven hundred, and eleven (4711). To date, two thousand, nine hundred, and sixty-one (2961) patients have recovered and been discharged, including fifty-one (51) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, seven hundred, and twenty-four (1724) and twenty-six (26) deaths.  The new death is a female Rwandans of 26 years old in Kigali.

Kampala, 21 September 2020:- In Bwindi village in Kanungu district southwestern Uganda, a team of four masked Village Health Team (VHTs) members armed with pens, notebooks and forms go knocking door-to-door checking on the health of people in the community. They are accustomed to this routine as they have been doing it for the last six months when COVID-19 was confirmed in the country.

19 September 2020 — Eighteen (18) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2272 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, six hundred, and eighty-nine (4689). To date, two thousand, nine hundred, and ten (2910) patients have recovered and been discharged, including sixty-five (65) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, seven hundred, and fifty-three (1753) and twenty-six (26) deaths.  The new death is a female Rwandans of 26 years old in Kigali.

18 September 2020 — Eighteen (18) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 1549 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, six hundred, and seventy-one (4671). To date, two thousand, eight hundred, and forty-five (2845) patients have recovered and been discharged, including twenty-eight (28) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, eight hundred, and one (1801) and twenty-five (25) deaths.  The new deaths are two male Rwandans of 80 and 29 years old respectively in Kigali.

By Alex Gasasira, Laylee Moshiri, and Hubert Gijzen

17 September 2020 — Nineteen (19) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2097 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to four thousand, six hundred, and fifty-three (4653). To date, two thousand, eight hundred, and seventeen (2817) patients have recovered and been discharged, including twenty-eight (28) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, eight hundred, and thirteen (1813) and twenty-three (23) deaths.  The new death is a male Rwandan of 48 years old in Kigali.