By Adama Makasuba
A 79-year-old woman with underlying health complications has died of coronavirus prior to the release of her coronavirus test result.
One hundred and twenty-six people have died of the infection since its emergence in the country last year March.
“1 new death registered, bringing the total number of COVID-19 related deaths recorded 126. Decedent was a 79-year-old woman who had comorbid conditions,” the Ministry of Health has reported on Thursday.
However, the nation as well registered five new cases in which one of them sought to be tested on account of being sick with flu-like symptoms while the other four were tested for being intending travellers who needed COVID-19 test certificates
“The median age of the new cases (3 male and 2 female) is 32 (range: 11 to 58 years) 388 new laboratory test results received (6 from MRC and 382 from NPHL) of these, 5 new samples tested positive, representing a 1.3% test positivity rate 15 new tests returned indeterminate.1 more patient absconded from the Ndemban Clinic Treatment Centre, 5 high-risk contacts (of recently confirmed cases) have been identified and their follow-up began in earnest 2 new COVID-19 patients got discharged. No one was newly taken into hotel quarantine, the Ministry added.
