By Ritah Nakamya
The Ministry of Health has confirmed 186 new COVID-19 cases today bringing the cumulative total confirmed cases of Ugandans to 3,539.
Four (4) COVID-19 deaths registered today bringing the total COVID-19 deaths in the country to 39.
The deceased include: 51 year male from Kanungu District, 56 year old male from Kampala, 79 year old female from Wakiso
and 60 year old male from Kampala.
The breakdown of the 186 new cases are:
🔺Contacts and alerts (176): Kampala (81), Gulu (33), Pader (15), Kapchorwa (9), Mukono (6), Kiryandongo (5), Mbale (5), Buikwe (3), Lamwo (3), Bududa (2), Iganga (2), Wakiso (2), Arua (1), Butalejja (1), Buvuma (1), Kanungu (1), Kibuku (1), Kukuube (1), Kitgum (1), Kyegegwa (1), Lira (1), Nebbi (1)
🔺Health workers (7): Jinja (1), Gulu (1), Lamwo (1), Kitgum (1), Mbale (1), Lira (1), Iganga (1)
🔺Truck drivers (3): Malaba (2), Elegu (1)
11 foreign truck drivers tested positive for COVID-19 at the border points of entry and their entry into the country was not permitted
🔸 Ugandan recoveries: 1,608
🔹Points of Entry samples: 645
🔸Samples from contacts and alerts:4,104
🔹Total samples tested today: 4,749
