186 new cases of COVID-19 registered with 4 deaths

The Ministry of Health has reported 186 new cases of COVID-19 in the country with 4 deaths.

Results from COVID-19 tests done on 04 September 2020, 186 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed. The cumulative total confirmed cases of Ugandans are now 3,539.

🔺Four (4) COVID-19 deaths registered today. This brings the total COVID-19 deaths to 39.
– 51 year male from Kanungu District
– 56 year old male from Kampala
– 79 year old female from Wakiso
– 60 year old male from Kampala

The breakdown of the 186 new cases are:

🔺Contacts and alerts (176): Kampala (81), Gulu (33), Pader (15), Kapchorwa (9), Mukono (6), Kiryandongo (5), Mbale (5), Buikwe (3), Lamwo (3), Bududa (2), Iganga (2), Wakiso (2), Arua (1), Butalejja (1), Buvuma (1), Kanungu (1), Kibuku (1), Kukuube (1), Kitgum (1), Kyegegwa (1), Lira (1), Nebbi (1)

🔺Health workers (7): Jinja (1), Gulu (1), Lamwo (1), Kitgum (1), Mbale (1), Lira (1), Iganga (1)

🔺Truck drivers (3): Malaba (2), Elegu (1)

11 foreign truck drivers tested positive for COVID-19 at the border points of entry and their entry into the country was not permitted

🔸 Ugandan recoveries: 1,608

🔹Points of Entry samples: 645

🔸Samples from contacts and alerts:4,104

🔹Total samples tested today: 4,749