Uganda: Covid-19 kills 14 in one day; most health facilities full to capacity

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Source: https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/covid-19-kills-14-in-one-day-3433268


Covid-19 kills 14 in one day
Friday June 11 2021

Summary

A record high 1,438 new Covid-19 cases were confirmed Thursday, Uganda's highest in a day since the outbreak was confirmed.
47, 760 people have recovered in Uganda while 757, 664 people have been vaccinated in Uganda.
1, 168, 479 Covid-19 tests have been conducted in Uganda.

By Nobert Atukunda


Uganda has registered 14 deaths in just one day, according to data released on June 9, bringing the total number of deaths to 402.

This is the highest number of Covid-19 deaths registered as of last evening.

Ministry of Health data shows the country had by Friday morning cumulatively recorded 56,949 Covid-19 cases with at least 784 patients admitted to hospitals across the country.

From June 1 to June 10, a total of 38 Covid-19 deaths were registered and over 8,273 confirmed new cases.

However, health experts have urged the public to observe Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to avert the spread of the pandemic as most health facilities are full to capacity.

Dr Charles Olaro, the director curative services at Ministry of Health, said unlike the first wave where cases were mild and asymptomatic, currently the cases are severe and critical...

 

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Source: https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/uganda-covid-cases-3437044

Uganda records over 10,000 Covid-19 cases in 10 days
Monday June 14 2021
By DAILY MONITOR

Up to 69 per cent of the 15,248 new Covid-19 cases detected in Uganda were reported in the last 10 days, the Daily Monitor has established.

The statistics from the country’s Ministry of Health for the period between June 3 and 12 indicate that 10,491 cases were reported, compared to the previous 10 days (May 24-June 2), where only 4,757 cases were reported.

The cumulative Covid-19 cases in Uganda now stand at 60,250.

The statistics indicate that of the 65 deaths registered across the country in the last 20 days (May 24-June 12), 90 per cent (58) occurred in the last 10 days.

The total fatalities from Covid-19 in Uganda are 423, with 15 new deaths being reported on June 12 alone.

This comes a few days after President Yoweri Museveni reinstated a lockdown, closing schools, banning inter-district travel and public gatherings, among others, for 42 days. The lockdown is aimed at curbing the surge in infections and deaths.

On June 12, 1,735 cases were detected from 9,494 samples that were taken, with Kampala lading with 1,117 cases (64 per cent), followed by Wakiso (171), Gulu (111), Mbarara (61), Luwero (46), and Masaka (26).

Dr Moses Muwanga, the director of Entebbe Grade B Hospital, one of the major Covid-19 treatment centres in the country, told Daily Monitor Sunday that the hospital is full to capacity with Covid-19 patients.

“We have around 130 Covid-19 patients at the hospital. The beds are full. We have a mixture of young and old people who are very sick,” he said without giving details.

According to the Ministry of Health, over 788 Covid-19 patients with moderate to severe disease are currently admitted to hospitals. Another 11,302 Covid-19 patients are being treated from home.
Health workers overstretched

Dr Richard Idro, the president of the Uganda Medical Association, said health workers are overstretched and that the country is headed for an oxygen crisis as it happened during the Covid-19 surge in India...