Zimbabwe’s coronavirus cases rose to 617 after 12 people tested positive on the 2nd of July. The development was announced by the Ministry of Health and Child Care in a statement that also indicated that 10 new cases were returnees from South Africa while 2 were local.

The statement also indicated that authorities had initiated investigations to establish the sources of oca infections.

Seven (7) people recovered from the virus bringing the total number of recoveries to 173.