The Ministry of Health informs the general public that Uganda has registered two (2) COVID-19 deaths on Monday.
This brings the total COVID-19 deaths to nine (9).
The two fatalities are: A 27-year-old male from Kyangwali Refugee Settlement in Hoima District who died at Hoima Regional Referral Hospital and a 46 year old male, resident of Kampala who died at Nsambya Hospital.
They both had signs and symptoms consistent with COVID-19. Results from the laboratories confirmed SARS-COV-2.
In the same vein, fourteen (14) new cases were confirmed from samples tested on 09th August 2020; nine (9) are contacts to previously confirmed cases from Kampala Metropolitan Area, three (3) are alerts and two (2) are truck drivers.
Regarding the three (3) alerts; one (1) is from Kampala Metropolitan Area, one (1) is from Ntungamo District and one (1) was from Hoima district who succumbed to the disease.
Of the two (2) truck drivers; one (1) arrived from Kenya via Malaba while one (1) arrived from Democratic Republic of Congo via Goli Point of Entry.
Five (5) foreign truck drivers (3 Kenyans and 2 Congolese) tested positive for COVID-19 at the border points of entry and their entry into the country was not permitted.