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Results of Covid-19 Tests Done on 20 August 2020
| Number of new confirmed cases today | 98 |
| Number of Ugandan truck drivers | 5
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| confirmed today | |
| Number of alerts confirmed today | 69 |
| Number of contacts confirmed today | 21 |
| Number of returnees confirmed today | 3 |
| Cumulative confirmed cases of Ugandans to-date | 1,848 |
| COVID-19 deaths today | 0 |
| COVID-19 deaths registered to-date | 19 |
| Cumulative Ugandan recoveries to-date | 1,199 |
| Number of foreign truck drivers who tested positive for COVID-19 and were requested to return to their country of origin | 11 |
| Samples from Points of Entry tested today | 1,407 |
| Samples from Alerts and Contacts tested today | 2,724 |
| Total number of samples tested today | 4,131 |
| Cumulative COVID-19 samples tested to-date | 340,844 |
The 98 new COVID-19 confirmed cases are;
Eleven (11) foreign truck drivers (7 Kenyans, 2 Congolese and 2 Rwandese) tested positive for COVID-19 at border points of entry and were not permitted into the country.
The general public is reminded to keep vigilant and continue practicing COVID-19 preventive measures such as handwashing, wearing a face mask and maintaining social distancing.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health - Republic of Uganda.
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