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COVID-19 Updates: Uganda’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 7,000 as Deaths Reach 70

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KIU, Western Campus – The Ministry of Health has announced another COVID-19 death to bring the number of fatalities to 70, while the country’s cumulative cases surpassed the 7,000 mark after 185 new cases were registered yesterday, according to its daily COVID-19 update.

The death was registered from Kisoro district while the 185 new cases include 184 contacts and alerts and one returnee from India.

The number of contacts and alerts is broken down as follows; Kampala (55), Omoro (23), Kapchorwa (14), Mukono (12), Apac (10), Gulu (7), Mbale (7), Sironko (7), Rakai (6), Arua (4), Butaleja (5), Jinja (4), Masaka (6), Terego (4), Oyam (3), Bundibugyo (2), Lira (2), Nwoya (2), Sheema (2), Bushenyi (1), Ibanda (1), Isingiro (1), Kaberamaido (1), Kayunga (1), Kisoro (1), Tororo (1), Wakiso (1) and Zombo (1).

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