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The Republic of Uganda MINISTRY OF HEALTH Office of the Director General - Public Relations Unit D i rector G e n eral's Off i ce : 256 - 41 47 7 12200 Fax : 256-41 -4231 584 [email protected]/[email protected] PRESS RELTA$E UPDATE ON THE COVtp-I.g OUTBREAK tN UGANDA 08th May, 2O2O- The Ministry of Health confirms thirteen (18) nbw 'CbVlO-fg positive cases frory2,42t samples of truck drivers at border points of entrv.-All 740 samples taken from the iommunity tested negative for COVID-19.-The total numbei of tests done today are 3,151 at Uganda Virus Research lnstitute (UVRI). The total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases is now LL4. Confirmed hew cases: 1. A. 23 year old Kenyan male who arrived from Kenya via Malaba border point of entry 2. A34 year old Ugandan male who arrived from Kenya via Malaba border point of entry 3. A 46 year old Tanzanian male who arrived from Kenya via Malaba border point of entry 4. A 42 year old Ugandan male who arrived from Kenya via Malaba border point of entry 5. A 26 year old Kenyan male who arrived from Kenya via Malaba border point of entry 6. A 38 ygar old t<eniran male who arrived from Kenya via Malaba border point of entry A 7. A 56 year old Kenyan male who arrived from l(enya via Malaba border point of entry 8. A 35 year old Kenyan male who arrived from Kenya via Malaba border point of entry 9. A 30 year old Kenyan male who arrived from Kenya via Malaba border point of entry 10. A 44 year old Kenyan male who arrived from Kenya via Malaba border point of entry !1,. A32 year old Ugandan male who arrived from Kenya via Malaba border point of entry 12. A 30 year old Ugandan male who arrived from Tanzania via Mutukula border point of entry 13. A27 year old Tanzanian male who arrived from Tanzania via Mutukula border point of entry Tracking of the above confirmed cases is underway and the public will be informed accordingly.
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The Republic of Uganda
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
Office of the Director General - Public Relations UnitD i rector G e n eral's Off i ce : 256 - 41 47 7 12200 Fax : 256-41 -4231 584
[email protected]/[email protected]
PRESS RELTA$E
UPDATE ON THE COVtp-I.g OUTBREAK tN UGANDA
08th May, 2O2O- The Ministry of Health confirms thirteen (18) nbw 'CbVlO-fg positive cases
frory2,42t samples of truck drivers at border points of entrv.-All 740 samples taken from theiommunity tested negative for COVID-19.-The total numbei of tests done today are 3,151 at
Uganda Virus Research lnstitute (UVRI). The total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases is nowLL4.
Confirmed hew cases:
1. A. 23 year old Kenyan male who arrived from Kenya via Malaba border point of entry
2. A34 year old Ugandan male who arrived from Kenya via Malaba border point of entry
3. A 46 year old Tanzanian male who arrived from Kenya via Malaba border point of entry
4. A 42 year old Ugandan male who arrived from Kenya via Malaba border point of entry
5. A 26 year old Kenyan male who arrived from Kenya via Malaba border point of entry
6. A 38 ygar old t<eniran male who arrived from Kenya via Malaba border point of entry A
7. A 56 year old Kenyan male who arrived from l(enya via Malaba border point of entry
8. A 35 year old Kenyan male who arrived from Kenya via Malaba border point of entry
9. A 30 year old Kenyan male who arrived from Kenya via Malaba border point of entry
10. A 44 year old Kenyan male who arrived from Kenya via Malaba border point of entry
!1,. A32 year old Ugandan male who arrived from Kenya via Malaba border point of entry
12. A 30 year old Ugandan male who arrived from Tanzania via Mutukula border point of entry
13. A27 year old Tanzanian male who arrived from Tanzania via Mutukula border point of entry
Tracking of the above confirmed cases is underway and the public will be informed accordingly.
To-date, a total of 54 truck drivers (26 Kenyans, !7 Tanzanians, 1 Burundian, 1- Rwandese, L
Eritrean and 8 Ugandans) have tested positive for COVID-1"9 in Uganda. Of these, 23 have
returned to their respective countries.
Currently, there are 23 admitted COVID-L9 confirmed cases and all are in stable condition at;Mulago National Specialised Hospital (2), Entebbe Grade B Hospital (4), Arua Regional Referral
Hospital (5), Jinja Regional Referral Hospital (2), Masaka Regional Referral Hospital (5), Hoima
Referral Hospi-t"al (1), Gulu Referral Hospital (2), Mbale Regional Referral Hospital (1) and Kabale
Regional Referral Hospital (1). The number of discharged patients in Uganda is 55.
Dr Henry G. Mwebes_
DIRECTOR GENERA!- HEALTH SERVICES
For further Informution, contact Mr. Emmanuel Ainebyoana- Senior Public Relations Officer on +256
r*, 779220588 or [email protected]
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