The first batch of three patients infected with the novel coronavirus are set to be discharged from hospital after recovery, Dr. Henry G. Mwebesa, the Director General Health Services at Ministry of Health announced.
Without giving details, Dr. Mwebesa said the three cases had undergone treatment and they have since tested Negative twice for the virus.
“Three cases have tested Negative twice after treatment and are being considered for discharge by clinicians,” he said in a statement.
On ‘Good’ Friday, the Ministry announced that all the new samples of 439 people that were tested at the Uganda Virus Research Institute on Friday tested negative.
According to the health ministry, a cumulative total of 3,862 samples have been tested for COVID-19.
The number of individuals under institutional quarantine has reduced from the original 1,040 to 613 as of Thursday.
A total of 427 individuals have been discharged from institutional quarantine. In addition, 571 contacts of the confirmed cases are under follow-up.
Uganda has confirmed 53 cases of novel coronavirus infections but no deaths were reported.
Uganda first reported one case of novel coronavirus on March 21.
