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Results of Covid-19 Tests Done on 20 August 2020
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Number of new confirmed cases today |
98 |
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Number of Ugandan truck drivers |
5 |
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confirmed today |
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Number of alerts confirmed today |
69 |
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Number of contacts confirmed today |
21 |
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Number of returnees confirmed today |
3 |
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Cumulative confirmed cases of Ugandans to-date |
1,848 |
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COVID-19 deaths today |
0 |
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COVID-19 deaths registered to-date |
19 |
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Cumulative Ugandan recoveries to-date |
1,199 |
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Number of foreign truck drivers who tested positive for COVID-19 and were requested to return to their country of origin |
11 |
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Samples from Points of Entry tested today |
1,407 |
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Samples from Alerts and Contacts tested today |
2,724 |
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Total number of samples tested today |
4,131 |
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Cumulative COVID-19 samples tested to-date |
340,844 |
The 98 new COVID-19 confirmed cases are;
- Contacts and Alerts: 75 are from Kampala, 6 are from Luwero, 3 from Jinja, 2 from Tororo, 4 from Adjumani, Buikwe, Kasese and Ntoroko
- Five (5) truck drivers arrived from Kenya
- Three (3) returnees from Kenya, DRC and South Sudan
Eleven (11) foreign truck drivers (7 Kenyans, 2 Congolese and 2 Rwandese) tested positive for COVID-19 at border points of entry and were not permitted into the country.
The general public is reminded to keep vigilant and continue practicing COVID-19 preventive measures such as handwashing, wearing a face mask and maintaining social distancing.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health – Republic of Uganda.
