BULAWAYO has recorded two more Covid-19 related deaths as the country recorded 97 new cases in the last 24-hour cycle, bringing the total number of cases to 12 422.

So far, the total number of people who succumbed to the deadly virus now stands at 322 while the national recovery rate stands at 81,4 percent.

Coronavirus cases are on the rise.

A total of 1 581 PCR tests were conducted yesterday and positivity was 6,6 percent.

According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care, all the 97 new cases local transmissions. The highest number of 50 cases was reported in Harare followed by Bulawayo which had 16 new cases.

Mashonaland East recorded 12 new cases while Masvingo had nine new cases. The Midlands has five cases. Matabeleland North and Manicaland had two new cases each while Mashonaland Central recorded one case.

“As of December 21, 2020 Zimbabwe, has now recorded 12 422 confirmed cases, 10 112 recoveries and 322 deaths,” reads the statement.-Chronicle