Update COVID-19 26 July 2020
26 July 2020 — Sixty-nine (69) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4122 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to one thousand, eight hundred and twenty-one (1821). To date, nine hundred and eighteen (918) patients have recovered and been discharged, including eleven (11) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is eight hundred and ninety-eight (898) and five (5) deaths.
Update COVID-19 25 July 2020
25 July 2020 — Twenty-three (23) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4330 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to one thousand, seven hundred and fifty-two (1752). To date, nine hundred and seven (907) patients have recovered and been discharged, including seven (07) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is eight hundred and forty (840) and five (5) deaths.
WHO strengthens partnership with GIZ to scale up COVID-19 testing in Sierra Leone
Enhancing capacity for laboratory diagnosis for COVID-19 at Beitbridge District Hospital
Update COVID-19 24 July 2020
24 July 2020 — Nineteen (19) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2491 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to one thousand, seven hundred and twenty-nine (1729). To date, nine hundred (900) patients have recovered and been discharged, including eleven (11) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is eight hundred and twenty-four (824) and five (5) deaths.
Over 10 000 health workers in Africa infected with COVID-19
Update COVID-19 23 July 2020
23 July 2020 — Twenty-one (21) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 5534 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to one thousand, seven hundred and ten (1710). To date, eight hundred and eighty-nine (889) patients have recovered and been discharged, including twenty-two (22) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is eight hundred and sixteen (816) and five (5) deaths.
Using experiences from the Polio Programme in the response to COVID-19 Pandemic in Ethiopia: The story of a dedicated frontline Laboratory Professional
Many frontline workers are putting their lives on-the-line in the response to COVID-19 Pandemic. They put their lives at risk daily, tasked with the critical mission of controlling the spread and mitigating the impact of this pandemic. Mrs. Berhane Beyene is one of those heroines with the mission-essential task of keeping laboratory surveillance and detection of COVID-19 in motion.
Update COVID-19 22 July 2020
22 July 2020 — Thirty-four (34) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 4613 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to one thousand, six hundred and eighty-nine (1689). To date, eight hundred and sixty-seven (867) patients have recovered and been discharged, including nineteen (19) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is eight hundred and seventeen (817) and five (5) deaths.
Update COVID-19 21 July 2020
21 July 2020 — Twenty-six (26) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 7039 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to one thousand, six hundred and fifty-five (1655). To date, eight hundred and forty-eight (848) patients have recovered and been discharged, including ten (10) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is eight hundred and two (802) and five (5) deaths.