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COVID-19 Updates: Ugandan Coronavirus Cases Rise up to 97

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By Agnes Kiconco

KIU, Main Campus - Last night, the Ministry of Health announced eight more cases of COVID-19 after 2246 samples were tested. 

According the ministry, Six out of 2,061 samples of truck drivers while two cases are from the community. The five truck drivers arrived via Malaba border post while one arrived via Mutukula. 

One of the community cases is a resident of Kyotera District while the other is a Ugandan truck driver from Mutukula. Both community cases were confirmed through the Rapid Risk Assessment ongoing countrywide. 

This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 97 as the number of discharged cases still remains at 55.