The Minister of Health Dr Ruth Aceng has revealed that 15 more COVID-19 patients will be discharged tomorrow (Sunday).
Aceng said the patients pending to be released have tested negative on several accounts. Once they are discharged, the total number of recoveries in Uganda will go to 18. She revealed that even the others who are yet to beat the virus are in very stable condition.
Yesterday on Good Friday, all the 439 samples tested NEGATIVE for COVID-19. Uganda still has 53 confirmed cases of COVID-19. The Ministry said the 610 contacts to the confirmed cases are under follow up while a total of 654 individuals have been discharged from various quarantine centres.
Uganda today discharged 3 patients who have totally recovered from COVID-19 disease after spending 21 days in Entebbe Grade B hospital.
Aceng urged the community not to stigmatise the discharged, saying they have fully recovered from the disease after consistently testing negative. Uganda’s total confirmed coronavirus cases stands at 53. With the discharged 3, active cases now stand at 50. The identity of the discharged have not been disclosed and the media has been urged to respect their privacy. She urged the discharged to take enough rest and counsel each other.
Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda praised Entebbe hospital health workers for taking care of themselves by staying negative while they took care of the COVID-19 patients saying Uganda has shown the world that health workers can take care of COVID-19 patients and still stay negative. If health workers can’t take care of themselves, then they can’t take care of patients, he said.
Several health workers in Italy, USA, UK have lost their lives while managing COVID-19 patients especially due to shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE).
Rugunda added that President Museveni has directed that all divisions of Kampala be given relief food starting tomorrow.
