All the 106 health workers whose samples were taken have tested negative for COVID-19, the Ministry of Health has said.
The move to test health workers was prompted after seven (7) frontline health workers recently tested positive for the Coronavirus. According to the Ministry of Health, the infected workers include three nurses, two doctors and two senior-level staff. Meanwhile, another 32 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed, bringing the total number of Ugandans cases to 489.
According to a statement released on Tuesday morning by Dr Charles Olaro, Deputy Director General Health Services at the Ministry of Health, 19 of the new confirmed cases are from the 1,693 samples from the Points of Entry while 13 are from 423 samples of contacts and alerts.
Additionally, 25 foreign truck drivers tested positive for COVID-19 and were handed back to their respective countries of origin.
“Currently, there are 391 admitted COVID-19 confirmed cases in 15 Referral Hospitals in the country. All are in a stable condition. By the time of this communication, transfer of 19 patients to treatment centers was underway. To-date, Uganda has registered a total of 79 COVID-19 recoveries and no COVID-19 related death recorded,” Dr Olaro said.
