Health Ministry says Covid-19 cases are on an increase

The head of public health at the Ministry of Health, Dr Daniel Kyabayinze has announced an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases.

Kyabayinze says the test positivity rate has risen to 3.5% signalling an upward trend. He has urged health workers and persons aged 50+ years to go for booster doses.

“I want to call upon all Ugandans that Covid is still with us and we see that the test positivity rate is now rising to 3.5%. I want to ask all those who have an opportunity especially the people above 50 years to go and get their booster doses,” Kyabayinze said.

The development comes at a time the President Museveni  on Sunday evening announced he had tested negative for Covid-19 after battling with the disease for 11 days.

 Museveni  announced that he had fully recovered from Covid-19 after the latest test results returned negative ending his eleventh day since he went into self-isolation after contracting the virus.

“On the war with Corona, it is now confirmed that I am a veteran graduate of the war with that enemy. It has been exactly 11 days since the battle started officially on June 7, 2023, on the Day of the State of the Nation Address. I had actually felt a mild pre-flu type of state on Tuesday, the day before. I had, however, ignored the symptoms until the following day when I had a slightly running nose for a little while. That is when I called my doctors to take samples for checking,” the President tweeted on Sunday evening confirming his covid-free status.

“Today, the samples showed that I had turned negative vis a vis corona.  Even the samples of Wednesday last, had showed reduced presence of the virus parts.  The Glory goes to God,” he added in a  statement in which he detailed his journey of account with Covid.