JUST IN! Uganda records 710 Covid 19 cases in one day ahead of Christmas

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NEWS-The Ministry of Health has registered 710 new Covid-19 cases from samples tested on Tuesday 21th December 2021.

The new cases hike the cumulative confirmed cases to 130,888.

The new cases according to the Ministerial statement, 700 are alerts and contacts with Kampala 450, Wakiso 174, Mbarara 13, Luwero 10, and Jinja 5.

Others include Mbale with 6 cases, Masaka 3, Amuru 4, Kibuku 3, Busia 2, Gulu 1, Kyotera 16, Tororo 11 and Busia registered 2 covid 19 cases.

10 truck drivers including 5 from Kyotera, 3 from Kampala and 2 from Amuru also tested positive for covid 19.

The new cases of covid 19 come at time when people are moving from different destinations to enjoy their Christmas season with their relatives and friends

Recently the ministry of education announced that all schools will open early next year since all teachers and non-teaching stuffs have vaccinated for deadly covid 19.