By Nyaradzo Bakari
BULAWAYO’S confirmed cases for Coronavirus (Covid-19) have risen to five after three cases tested positive on Monday while Matabeleland North still has one confirmed positive case of the deadly virus.
Bulawayo recorded its first case last week on Tuesday following the death of a 79 year old man whilst the second case was confirmed on Sunday.
Matabeleland North recorded its first case which happened to be the country’s first positive case on 20 March.
In its coronavirus update on Monday, the Ministry of Health and Child Care said of the six samples tested in Bulawayo on Monday, three tested positive.
According to the statement, two of the positive cases are contacts of the late 79 year old man.
“The National TB Reference Laboratory in Bulawayo tested six samples and three tested positive for Covid-19. Case 16 is a 52 year old female resident of Bulawayo, who was a direct contact of the late case number 11. Case 17 is a 79 year old female who stays in the same gated community where the late case 11 stayed. She however denied direct contact with the late,” reads the statement.
The Ministry said the other case has no travel history or any contact with a positive person.
“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.”
According to the statement all the three cases are stable with mild disease and are on isolation in their homes.
The Ministry of Health and Child Care advised people to continue practising self-hygiene and exercise social distancing to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.
To date Zimbabwe sits at 17 confirmed positive cases for coronavirus, with three deaths.
