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Zambia records fewer Covid-19 cases

• The Country has record fewer than hundred new cases for the first time since 21st December, 2020.
• 86 new cases reported with 3 deaths.
• The province with the highest positivity rate was Luapula at 11%.

Minister of Health says the country has invested heavily in essential commodities and human resource training and capacity building.
In a statement availed to Money FM News, Dr. Jonas Chanda said the country has also invested massively in procurement of testing reagents and supplies that will ensure commodity security and sustained tested for the response.
Dr. Chanda noted that today marks a key milestone in Zambia’s efforts to flatten the COVID-19 curve as the country records fewer than hundred new cases for the first time since 21st December, 2020.
He said as the school term comes to an end, surveillance efforts will not wane as the Ministry remains committed to maintaining a safe environment for pupils.
Dr. Chanda appealed to parents to continue reinforcing the COVID-19 safety messages around correct and consistently use of face masks, maintenance of hand hygiene, avoiding crowding and staying home, and physical distancing.
“We have seen a major reduction in our test positivity since the onset of the second wave; however, we remain on high alert as we head into the cold months of June/July to avert an escalation in the case numbers. Today marks a key milestone in our efforts to flatten the curve as we record fewer than hundred new cases for the first time since 21st December, 2020.”
“We have invested heavily in essential commodities and human resource training and capacity building; procurement of testing reagents and supplies that will ensure commodity security and sustained tested for the response. Our clinical management teams continue to carry out onsite mentorship both for our COVID-19 clinical teams and those attending to other disease burdens,” Dr. Chanda disclosed.

Meanwhile, Dr. Chanda revealed that the country has recorded 86 new cases with 3 deaths out of 4,098 tests conducted, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases recorded to date to 86,535 and the death toll to 1,182.
“The new cases broken down by province are as follows: 21 Copperbelt, 18 Luapula, 17 Lusaka, 12 Central, 8 Eastern, 4 North-western, 4 Southern, 1 Northern, and 1 Western. Of the 86 positive samples, 76 were collected within the last 24-72 hours whereas 10 were older than 72 hours. The province with the highest positivity rate was Luapula (11%) while Southern (1%), Lusaka (1%) and Western (1%) had the lowest positivity; with no new cases reported from Muchinga,” he said.
The Health Minister stated that the 03 new deaths were recorded from Lusaka 2, and Eastern province 1.
He said a combined 61 discharges were recorded from COVID-19 isolation facilities and home management, bringing the cumulative number of recoveries to 83,319.
“We currently have 2,034 active cases, of whom 1,910 (94%) are under community management and 124 (6%) are admitted to our COVID-19 isolation facilities. Among those admitted, 90 (73%) are on Oxygen therapy and 26 (21%) are in critical condition.”
“We must remain adherent to the public health guidance if we are to maintain the gains made in halting community transmission as indicated by our reducing positivity rate. We must all play our part in ensuring adherence to the simple yet effective five golden rules,” Dr. Chanda emphasized.

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