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Uganda COVID-19 Recoveries Hit 409 As Country Records 8 New Cases

The Ministry of Health has confirmed 8 new COVID-19 cases from 2,526 samples tested on 16 June 2020.

According to a press statement signed off by Henry G. Mwebesa (pictured), the Director General Health Services at Ministry of Health, the total confirmed cases now stand at 732 while COVID-19 recoveries stand at 409.

The Ministry says 4 of the new cases are truck drivers while the other 4 are alerts and contacts of previously confirmed cases.

Additionally, 16 foreign truck drivers tested positive for COVID-19 and were handed over to their respective countries of origin.

“To-date Uganda has not registered any COVID-19 related death,” Mwebesa emphasized.

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