Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. By Staff Reporter – SIXTY people died of Covid-19 in a single day as the country sags under the devastating pandemic that has claimed 773 since the first case was confirmed March last year.
According to a Covid-19 update by the health ministry late Monday, there were 689 new cases also recorded in 24 hours.
However, the seven-day rolling average for new cases fell to 799, down from 818 recorded the previous day.
Said the ministry, “All 689 are local cases with 339 of them being from Harare.
“Cumulative cases curve spiking.”
Added the ministry, “National Case fatality Rate now stands at 2.8 % as at 18/1/21.
“Harare reported the highest number of cases today (339)
“60 COVID-19 deaths were reported today. 37 of the deaths occurred at institutional level with 23 at community level.
“All provinces reported cases today.”
HIGHLIGHTS
Although relatively far lower than other world countries that have seen the worst of the monstrous disease, Zimbabwe’s cases are enough to cause panic within a population that has seen near dysfunctional health systems.
The country is halfway into a 30-day national lockdown period prescribed by government to try and disrupt the spread of the disease.
