The Sunday News
Robin Muchetu, Senior Reporter
TWO people died on Monday due to Covid-19 bringing the total deaths in the country to 36, the Ministry of Health and Child Care has announced.
“Today we regret to report two community deaths from Manicaland Province, a female aged 34 and a male aged 30,” the Ministry said in its daily Cocid-19 update.
It added add that 192 people positive of which 189 were local cases and three returnees form South Africa, two from Zambia and one who is isolated.
The number brought the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 2704.
The Ministry said on Monday 1419 RDT screening tests and 1485 PCR diagnostic tests were conducted.
Cumulatively, 122 770 tests have been done with 76 939 being RDT tests and 54 831 being PCR.
The Ministry also recorded 24 new recoveries, 20 from Matabeleland South, two from Matabeleland North and two from Masvingo.
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