The Ministry of Health has confirmed 30 new COVID-19 cases from 3,758 samples tested on June 7, 2020.
A total of 1,876 samples were tested from Points of Entry, 1,728 samples from alerts and contacts and 154 samples from health workers.
All confirmed cases are Ugandans. The total confirmed COVID-19 cases in Uganda is now 646.
Additionally, 51 foreign truck drivers; 43 Kenyans, 4 Tanzanians, 3 Burundians and 1 Eritrean) tested positive for COVID-19 and were handed over to their respective country of origin.
Confirmed Cases:
Four of the confirmed cases are truck drivers who arrived from South Sudan via Elegu Point of Entry.
One of the confirmed cases is a truck driver who arrived from Kenya via Busia Point of Entry.
Three of the confirmed cases are security personnel from Luwero District.
Four of the confirmed cases are frontline health workers.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 positive health workers to 22.
Eighteen of the confirmed cases are alerts and contacts to previously confirmed cases. These include: 4 from Amuru, 3 frorn Tororo, 3 from Buikwe, 2 frorn Kyankwanzi, 2 frorn Arua, 1 frorn Buliisa, 1 from Wakiso, 1 from Kisoro and 1 from Kampala Districts.
To-date, Uganda has registered a total of 103 COVID-19 recoveries and NO COVID-19 related death recorded.
