KIU Main Campus�- Ugandac��?cs total number of COVID-19 cases has risen to 1,069 after the Ministry of Health reported four (4) new cases on Monday.

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c��?Of the four (4) confirmed cases today, 2 are truck drivers who arrived from South Sudan and Rwanda via Elegu and Mirama Hills points of entry respectively. Two are alerts from Amuru and Tororo Districts,c⬝ the Ministry confirmed in a statement.

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The Ministry says that as of 19th July 2020, a total number of 2,196 samples have been tested and only four (4) turned out positive.

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The Ministry added that nine (9) foreign truck drivers at the border points also tested positive for COVID-19 and were denied entry into the country.

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Majority of the drivers (7) were Kenyans while the two were Tanzanians.

To date, Uganda has tested 247,646 samples of COVID-19 and has recorded no deaths.