Kampala—8, June 2020: More frontline health workers and security personnel in Uganda are testing positive for the novel coronavirus [Covid-19] disease. This sad development has emerged in recent days.
They are part of the 30 new cases confirmed for Sunday, 7 June on Monday afternoon by the country’s Health Ministry.
“The Ministry of Health confirms thirty (30) new Covid-19 cases from 3,758 samples tested on 7, June 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 confirmed Covid-19 cases in Uganda is now 646” the Ministry’s confirmation statement reads in part.
Additionally, the Ministry says fifty one (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 Luweero district
- Four of the confirmed cases are frontline health workers. This brings the number of Covid-19 positive health workers to 22.
- Eighteen of the confirmed cases are alerts and contacts from previously confirmed cases. These include: 4 from Amuru, 3 from Tororo, 3 from Buikwe, 2 from Kyankwanzi, 2 from Arua, 1 from Bullisa, 1 from Wakiso, 1 from Kisoro and 1 from Kampala districts.
According to Dr Henry G. Mwebesa who’s the Director General Services, to date, Uganda has registered a total of 103 Covid-19 recoveries and no Covid-19 related death.
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