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*FULL TEXT: Zimbabwe Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update – 25 APRIL 2020* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?rq > CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE: 25 APRIL 2020 > As of 25 April 2020, a cumulative total of 2 719 897 confirmed cases and 187 705 deaths were reported from more than 210 countries/territories globally (Source WHO Sitrep No.96). > The Ministry would like to report that today, a total of 380 tests were done as detailed in table 1 below. giving a total of 6 067 screening and diagnostic tests done to date. > Therefore, to date, Zimbabwe now has thirty-one confirmed cases, including two recoveries and four deaths. > Table 1. Distribution of tests done today Mat. North – 3 Manicaland – 5 Mat. South – 54 Midlands – 6 Harare – 161 Bulawayo – 151 TOTALS – 380 > Of the PCR tests done in Harare today, three were positive for COVID-19 and all the PCR tests done in Bulawayo today were negative for COVID-19. > Table 2. Number of confirmed cases to date Matabeleland North – 1 Bulawayo – 10 Harare – 13 Mashonaland East – 4 Mashonaland West – 3 Total: 31 > Two of the three cases confirmed today were due to local transmission. All the three cases are stable, and not in the hospital. More details on these cases to follow. > The Ministry continues to be on HIGH alert to the COVID-19 pandemic and would like to remind the nation that the most effective ways to protect yourself and others against COVID-19 are to practise good personal hygiene and exercise social distancing. > When you use a mask, cover your mouth and nose, and make sure that there are no gaps between your face and the mask. > Avoid touching the mask while using it: if you do, clean your hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water. > If masks are not used correctly, they can be a source of infection. > For assistance, please call the COVID-19 tollfree hotline number: 2019. _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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