Uganda on Thursday reported 36 new Covid-19 cases, raising the country’s tally of infections to 317.
Among the new cases, 24 are truck drivers, 20 of whom arrived via Elegu, two via Malaba and one was from Lia Point of Entry in Arua, according to Ministry of Health.
The Health Minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng said 12 of the confirmed cases are contacts to previously confirmed truck drivers.
“The contacts were under quarantine at the time of test,” she tweeted on Friday morning.
Relatedly, 26 foreign truckers who tested positive for the virus were blocked from entering Uganda and handed over to their countries of origin.
“Total samples tested today (Thursday) ARE 2, 230,” she added.
So far, 69 people who previously tested positive for the virus have recovered and been discharged from hospitals across the country.
