The Ministry of Health and Child Care on Saturday reported that the country’s coronavirus deaths had risen to 25 following the death of a 36-year-old female at a hospital in Bulawayo.
In a statement, the ministry also said 58 new positive coronavirus cases had been recorded bringing the total number of known cases to 1 478 including 439 recoveries, 1 014 active cases and 25 deaths. The statement read in part:
Today we regret to report 1 death at facility level in Bulawayo Province. The death is of a 36- year old female who was admitted in hospital on 16th of July 2020 with a persistent cough and tested positive for Covid-19…
Since the onset of the Covid-19 outbreak on 20 March 2020, the total number of confirmed cases is 1 478, recovered 439, active cases 1 014 and 25 deaths.
The state security forces have since tightened lockdown regulations as a result of the surge in the number of cases lately.
