
One (1) new case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at Uganda Virus Research Institute on the 19th April 2020.
According to the Ministry of Health, the new case is a 27-year-old Kenyan truck driver who arrived at Malaba border and was among 1,114 truck drivers tested today
Efforts are underway to track him and evacuate him back to Kenya.
The Minister of Health Dr Ruth Aceng says a total of 350 samples from the community were tested for COVID-19 and all were Negative.
The total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 still remain 55.
Earlier today, 6 patients were discharged from Mulago National Specialised Hospital after testing NEGATIVE twice for COVID-19. The Total number of COVID-19 recoveries in Uganda now stand at 28.