Harare(New Ziana)-Zimbabwe on Thursday recorded 15 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the country’s confirmed total to 237, the Ministry of Health and Child Care has said.
In a daily update late Thursday, the Ministry of Health said all the new Covid-19 cases were recorded among citizens who recently returned from South Africa.
“Fifteen (15) cases tested positive for Covid-19 today. These are all returnees from South Africa and are all isolated,” it said.
“To date, the total number of confirmed cases is 237; recovered 31; active cases 202 and 4 deaths since the onset of the outbreak,” it said.
Harare now has a total of 97 confirmed Covid-19 cases followed by Matabeleland South with 40. Bulawayo has 18, Manicaland 8, Mashonaland Central 3, Mashonaland East 3, Mashonaland West 12, Midlands 13, Masvingo 37, and Matabeleland North 3.
Zimbabwe has so far tested 50 930 (30 518 rapid screening and 20 402 PCR diagnostic tests).
Covid-19 is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.
Most people who fall sick with Covid-19 experience mild to moderate symptoms and recover without special treatment.
The virus that causes Covid-19 is mainly transmitted through droplets generated when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or exhales.
These droplets are too heavy to hang in the air, and quickly fall on floors or surfaces.
One can be infected by breathing in the virus if one is within close proximity of someone who has Covid-19, or by touching a contaminated surface and then one’s eyes, nose or mouth.
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