Farai Dziva|The Ministry of Health and Childcare has corrected the blunder it made on the number of COVID-19 cases in Zimbabwe.

The Ministry announced that the number of cases had increased to 29, yet the figure is still 28.

See statement below :
The Ministry would like to report that of the 101 PCR tests done in Bulawayo which had pending results on the 22nd of April 2020, one was positive for COVID-19.

However, the positive result was not for a new case but from a re-test of a case that has been reported previously.

The re-test was conducted in line with WHO guidelines for confirming clinical recovery.

Therefore, the positive result from Bulawayo was not for a new case.

The Ministry continues to be on HIGH alert to the COVID-19 pandemic and would like to remind the nation that, the most effective ways to protect yourself and others against COVID-19 are to practise good personal hygiene and exercise social distancing.