Summary:
- Two are Ugandan truck drivers and two are contacts of previously confirmed cases
- Thirty-six truck drivers who tested positive have been repatriated
- Total confirmed cases for Uganda stands at 264
On Wednesday 20 May 2020, the Ministry of Health confirmed four new COVID-19 cases from samples tested on Tuesday.
It says two of the new cases are from 500 community samples with the other two cases are from 1,728 samples from truck drivers.
According to the Ministry, the total tests carried out were 2,228. This brings the total confirmed positive cases to 264.
“Thirty six foreign truck drivers who tested positive were handed back to their respective countries of origin,” Dr Henry G. Mwebesa, Director General Health Services says in a press statement issued on Wednesday.
Confirmed cases. Dr Mwebesa identified the patients: A 28-year-old Ugandan male, resident of Buikwe district and is a contact to one of the previously confirmed truck driver.
Two, a 26-year-old Ugandan male, resident of Kyambogo, Kampala and is a contact to one of the previously confirmed truck driver. He was under quarantine at the time of confirmation and is currently admitted at China-Uganda Friendship Hospital, Naguru.
Three, a Ugandan male truck driver who arrived from Tanzania via Mutukula. Both of them are currently admitted at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital.
According to Dr Mwebesa, the 36 truck drivers repatriated include: 17 Tanzanians, 15 Kenyans, 3 Eritreans and 1 Burundian who tested positive for COVID-19.
“Currently, there are eighty admitted COVID-19 confirmed cases and all are in stable condition. To date, Uganda has registered a total recovery of 65 and no COVID-19 related death recorded,” he added.
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