Uganda Confirms 5th COVID19 Death
The ministry of Health has confirmed the death of a fifth person due to COVID_19.
According to a statement from the ministry, a 46 year old female of Indian origin and a resident of Kibuli in Kampala. She presented with COVID19 like symptoms while admitted at Kibuli moslem hospital on 1st of August.
The Kibuli hospital team referred her to Mulago national referral hospital for further management and died while being transported on the same day.
Her death brings the total number of COVID-19 deaths to 5.
Meanwhile, 13 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed from samples tested yesterday, bring the cumulative confirmed cases of Ugandans to 1,195