Rwanda reported 8 new Covid-19 cases and 7 recoveries on Sunday 7 June, bringing the tally of confirmed cases to 439 of which 290 recovered.
The new cases are related to clusters in Rusizi and Rusumo according to the Ministry of Health. This information was made available on the verified Twitter handle of Rwandan’s Ministry of Health, @RwandaHealth
“The new cases relate to the Rusizi and Rusumo clusters, they have been isolated and contacts traced,” reads the ministry’s statement.
05.06.2020 – Covid-19 Coronavirus
Amakuru Mashya | Update | Mise à Jour*Abarwayi bashya bagaragaye muri Rusizi na Rusumo. Bashyizwe mu kato n’abo bahuye bahise bakurikiranwa
*The new cases relate to the Rusizi and Rusomo clusters, they have been isolated and contacts traced pic.twitter.com/OkiBfyiGTW
— Ministry of Health | Rwanda (@RwandaHealth) June 5, 2020
The most recent update was from 1,318 sample tests. The country has done 76,331 Covid-19 sample tests in total.
Rwanda has reported 2 deaths since the outbreak in mid-March.
Among the steps introduced to curb the spread of this pandemic in other areas are the complete lockdown imposed on the busy city of Rusizi, Kamembe.
In addition, Rwanda is also one of the East African countries that has implemented a regional electronic cargo and driver monitoring system that is expected to prevent the rise of community Covid-19 cases that can be triggered by cross-border truck drivers.
