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Ministry of Health and Child Care
CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE: 13 APRIL 2020
Today. the National Microbiology Reference Laboratory tested 35 samples, and all were negative
for COVID-19. Additionally, the National TB Reference Laboratory in Bulawayo tested 6 samples
and three were positive for COVID-19.
‘Therefore, to date, Zimbabwe now has seventeen confirmed cases, including three deaths,
Cumulative Tests Conducted: 604 Province No, of Confirmed Cases
Matabeleland North 1
COVID-19 Negative: 587 Matabeleland Now |
[Bulawayo |S
COVID-19 Positive: 17 Harare 7
| Mashonaland Bast 4
Deaths: 3 _ _
Total 7
Case #15 is a 34-year-old female resident of Bulawayo. She has no recent history of travel or
known contact with a confirmed case. She was referred for assessment by the local Rapid Response
Team (RRT) after she was found to have fever on routine screening. As part of our intensified
surveillance, samples were collected for testing. She is stable, with mild disease and is self-isolating
at home.
Case #16 is a 52-year-old female resident of Bulawayo, who was a direct contact of the late, case
#11. She consulted with the local RRT presenting with a 3-day history of headache. The RRT
visited her at home for assessment and collected samples for testing. She is stable, with mild disease
and is self-isolating at home.
Case #17 is a 79-year-old female resident of Bulawayo who stays in the same gated community
where the late, case #11 stayed. She however denied any direct contact with the late. She consulted
with the local RRT presenting with a history of cough and difficulty in breathing. Again, the RRT
visited her at home for assessment and collected samples for testing. Currently, she is self-isolating
at home, with moderate disease.
The Ministry continues to be on HIGH alert to the COVID-19 pandemic and would like to remind
the nation that, the most effective ways to protect yourself and others against COVID-19 are to
practise good personal hygiene and exercise social distancing.
For assistance, please call the COVID-19 tollfree hotline number: 2019.
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