Uganda's Covid-19 cases rise to 122
Five more truckers have tested for coronavirus. PHOTO | FILE
What you need to know:
- The new case is a Ugandan truck driver who arrived from Juba via Elegu border post.
- His sample was among the 2,296 that were tested on Monday at the Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe.
Confirmed Covid-19 cases in Uganda have risen to 122 after after 1 new case, a truck, tested positive for the virus.
The new case is a Ugandan truck driver who arrived from Juba via Elegu border post. His sample was among the 2,296 that were tested on Monday at the Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe.
"One new Covid-19 case confirmed from 2,296 samples of truck drivers. This brings the total number of cases to 122 in Uganda. All 558 community samples have tested negative for Covid-19. Total samples tested today are 2,854," Health Minister Ruth Aceng said in the latest update.
This brings the number of confirmed cases of Ugandan truck drivers to more than 10. The drivers who tested positive have been coming from neighbouring countries.
To reduce the risk of spread of coronavirus by positive truck drivers, the Ministry will start on site testing at the Malaba and Mutukula border posts this week. They are planning to use GeneXpert machines which will enable drivers leave points of entry with their results.
The machines are said to release results within an hour.
