Uganda records 3 new COVID-19 deaths, as death toll rises to 19.

Uganda records 3 new COVID-19 deaths, as death toll rises to 19.

/ 20 August 2020 / 0 Comments

Uganda has recorded 3 new COVID-19 deaths bringing the total COVID-19 deaths to 19.

The Ministry of Health confirms that the deceased are two males aged 45 and 31-year-old and a 57-year-old female who passed on while in admission at different private hospitals in Kampala. All the deceased presented with signs and symptoms for COVID-19.

94 new COVID cases have been confirmed by the Health Ministry from samples tested on 19th August 2020.

14 foreign truck drivers tested positive for COVID-19 at the border points of entry and their entry into the country was not permitted.

The total confirmed COVID cases in Uganda are now 1,750.

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