Rwanda reported the highest single-day spike of 41 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, taking the total to 582, as a cluster of cases continues to cause new infections in the western district of Rusizi, the health ministry said.
Also Rwanda reported 332 recoveries and two deaths, the ministry said in a daily update of the situation.
The case cluster in Rusizi, which borders the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is found largely in cross-border drivers, traders and returnees who entered Rwanda, said Sabin Nsanzimana, Director-General of Rwanda Biomedical Centre.
According to the Rwanda’s Ministry of Health, “New cases are Rusizi & Rusumo clusters, as well as repatriated Rwandans.”
15.06.2020 – Covid-19 Coronavirus
Amakuru Mashya | Update | Mise à Jour*Abarwayi bashya bagaragaye muri Rusizi & Rusumo ndetse no mu Banyarwanda batashye
*New cases are Rusizi & Rusumo clusters, as well as repatriated Rwandans pic.twitter.com/lh32iFqS2G
— Ministry of Health | Rwanda (@RwandaHealth) June 15, 2020
Additionally, the eastern Rwandan town of Rusumo, bordering Tanzania, is another entry point for imported cases into the country. Patients at the Rusumo border post, Rwanda’s only border post with Tanzania, are largely cross-border truck drivers and their contacts, Nsanzimana said.