Uganda Registers 25 COVID-19 Deaths

Uganda has registered 25 deaths, the highest ever recorded in a day, bringing the total number of Covid-19 victims in the country to 459.

The Ministry of Health data shows that tests carried out on June 13 indicate that the country recorded a total of 64,521 Covid-19 cases with at least 920 patients admitted to hospitals across the country with  48,480 recoveries. The test positivity rate stands at 21.5 percent.

The country registered 71 deaths in one week.

Dr Charles Olaro, the director of curative services at the Ministry of Health says the population became reluctant on observing standard operating procedures.
With the pandemic in the second wave, experts say the infection rate has increased, which risks straining the healthcare system.

Available information indicates that one infected person can infect 10 to 15 people.

On the brighter side, Uganda will receive its second batch of Covid-19 vaccine doses today.

A total of 175,200 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines were donated by the French embassy under the COVAX program.

Officials from both the Ministry of Health and Unicef Uganda confirmed the development.