Zimbabwe has recorded 73 new coronavirus cases bringing the total number of known cases in the country to 698.

The new cases are 55 returnees from South Africa, 3 from Botswana, 3 from Mozambique, 2 from USA and 1 from Zambia as well as 8 local cases.

Two of the local cases are contacts of known confirmed cases.

A 21-year-old female who had more additional conditions succumbed to the virus- Health Ministry