The Ministry of Health has confirmed eight new cases of COVID-19 taking the total number of confirmed cases in Uganda to 665.
These were from the 2,423 samples tested on Tuesday. Of the new cases, four are truck drivers who arrived via Elegu and Mutukula points of entry. The other four cases are from alerts and contacts to previously confirmed cases.
Additionally, 31 foreign truck drivers (16 Kenyans, eight Tanzanians, five Eritreans, one Burundian and one South Sudanese) were handed over to their respective countries of origin after testing positive for the virus.
Uganda has also registered an increase in the number of recoveries which now stands at 119. No COVID-19 death has been registered according to the Health Ministry.
During his Heroes Day speech yesterday, President Museveni complained about the populations’ complacence in the fight against the deadly virus. He said government should not be blamed if people start dying of the virus because it had played its part of sensitizing the community.