COVID19 Update

Zimbabwe has recorded a total of 7 thousand 298 confirmed cases of Covid-19, after 182  new cases and two  fatalities  were recorded yesterday.

In a statement, the Ministry of Health and Childcare said  among those who tested positive  yesterday 163 are  local transmissions , 18 are returnees from South Africa and one from South Sudan .

The Ministry also said 82  recoveries were reported, bringing the total number of recoveries since the onset of the outbreak in march to 5 thousand 455.

210 people have succumbed to the pandemic and there are currently 1 thousand 633 active cases.