No new Community case as 43 Truck Drivers test Positive for COVID-19

COVID-19 testing kit (internet picture)

The Ministry of Health has said that 43 truck drivers tested positive for Coronavirus on Friday bringing total number of infections to 203 in Uganda.

The new cases include 11 Kenyans, 5 Tanzanians, 17 Ugandans, 2 Burundians, and 4 Eritreans who entered Uganda via various border entry points at Mutukula, Busia and Elegu. One case is of unknown nationality.

A breakdown of the cases per border post indicates that 28 infections were identified at Elegu border (15 Ugandans, 9 Kenyans and 4 Eritreans)

The six cases identified at Mutukula border include 5 Tanzanians, 1 Burundian while the eight coronavirus infections at Malaba include 5 Kenyans, 2 Ugandans and1 Burundian national.

A total of 1,838 samples were tested and all 720 community samples tested negative, the Health Ministry said.

The total number of recoveries remains at 63

So far 143 truck drivers have since tested Positive for Coronavirus in Uganda.

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