Rwanda has confirmed 16 new cases of COVID-19 as the battle of the country intensifies with greater emphasis in the most affected regions of Rusizi and among the repatriating citizens.
16 new cases were confirmed on Friday, adding to 18 cases on Thursday and hundreds of others over the week. This brought the number of confirmed cases to a total of 510.
“New cases are Rusizi cluster and repatriated Rwandans. They have been isolated and contacts traced,” reads the update by the Ministry of Health.
12.06.2020 – Covid-19 Coronavirus
Amakuru Mashya | Update | Mise à Jour*Abarwayi bashya bagaragaye muri Rusizi & mu Banyarwanda batashye. Bashyizwe mu kato, abo bahuye bakurikiranwe
*New cases are Rusizi cluster & repatriated Rwandans. They have been isolated & contacts traced pic.twitter.com/DayI34SaVd
— Ministry of Health | Rwanda (@RwandaHealth) June 12, 2020
The recovered number is now 321 people including 8 on Friday but the remaining 187 active cases are already requiring a lot of energy to the medical team.
As long as “tracing continues, none can determine the possible end of the virus among the community.
Two people have died of COVID-19 in Rwanda so far and they include a 24-year-old policewoman and a 65-year-old cross-border truck driver.
Worldwide, COVID-19 cases rose to 7,683,049 on Friday and deaths to 426,369.
