Takudzwa Changadeya

The number of COVID-19 cases have risen to 40 after 355 tests were conducted on Wednesday, Ministry of Health and Child Care has revealed.

In a statement, the Ministry of Health and Child Care revealed that six new cases were recorded yesterday.

The statement reads: “A total number of 355 tests were done giving a total of 7 642 screening and diagnostic tests done to date. All the PRC tests done in Bulawayo were negative for COVID-19. Of the PRC tests done in Harare today, six were positive for COVID-19. Therefore to date, Zimbabwe now has forty confirmed cases,including five recoveries and four deaths”.