The Ministry of Health on Saturday reported 36 new Covid-19 infections as Uganda’s total number of confirmed cases rose to 593.
The new cases were part of 1,310 samples that were tested on Friday, according to Dr Charles Olaro, the director general health services.
All the new cases are Ugandans who were either reported as alerts or contacts of people who previously tested positive for coronavirus.
They include nine frontline health workers from Kampala, 15 residents of Kyotera and eight residents of Yumbe District. The rest were picked from the areas of Mayuge, Pader and Buvuma.
The nine frontline workers brings the number of health workers who have tested positive for the virus to 17, further adding to the stress the health workers and general population is going through.
As of today, 82 people have recovered and been discharged from hospitals across the country.