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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Tension is high in Masaka District following the new strain of Covid-19 that has so far claimed four people in a week.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have lost at least 4 people to the deadly virus since Monday last week. This is the highest number of deaths we have registered since last year,\u2019\u2019 Masaka Regional Hospital Director, Dr Nathan Onyachi confirmed.<\/p>\n

Amongst the deceased is a 45 year-old grade one magistrate at Masaka Magistrates Court- while the rest are also male adults.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2018I urge people to continue being vigilant and follow standard operating procedures before the situation worsens,\u2019\u2019 he warned.<\/p>\n

Dr Onyachi says the hospital\u2019s treatment unit is currently having seven patients who are receiving treatment and four of the cases are severe.<\/p>\n

He said 145 other patients are receiving treatment under the home-based care programme.<\/p>\n

A total of 222 patients have been discharged while cumulative admissions in hospital are of up to 257 people.<\/p>\n

Masaka District Health Officer, Dr Faith Nakiyimba said that the situation has worsened at a time when the district has run out of Covid-19 supplies.<\/p>\n

She said though they managed to vaccinate at least 7,334 people past the projected-at least-6,950 people given the doses the district had received, many residents missed out during the first phase of the vaccination exercise.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe properly used the doses we got in that even the extras that are supposed to cater for a fault a health worker may incur in the process were utilized,\u201d She added.<\/p>\n

Dr Nakiyimba said they reported the matter to the ministry of health.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope they can secure us some doses before the month ends,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Background<\/b><\/p>\n

In April, Masaka recorded seven fresh covid-19 cases in just over two weeks after several weeks without registering any new case.Masaka Regional Referral Hospital has since March last year recorded at least 224 cases of covid-19, 209 patients recovered while 11 were referred to Mulago National referral hospital after developing acute breathingcomplications. At least 34 fatalities have been recorded.<\/p>\n

Four deaths reported in the last one week raise the district\u2019s death toll to 38 people since the Coronavirus outbreak was confirmed in Wuhan 2019.<\/p>\n

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