The Ministry of Health has announced that 5 people have tested positive for Coronavirus on Friday.
The Minister of Health Dr. Ruth Aceng said 227 samples were taken to Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe and 222 tested negative while 5 were positive.
The total number rises to 23 in a week since the country registered its first case last Saturday.
“Out of 227 samples tested today, 222 tested negative for COVID19 while 5 tested positive for COVID19. The total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 is now 23. Ugandans, please embrace our guidelines and preventive measures. We can prevent the spread of COVID19 together,” Ms Aceng posted on her Twitter page.
Earlier, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni used same platform to announced that more 4 Ugandans had tested positive on Thursday.
