The Ministry of Health has named new Covid hotspots as the number of new virus infections continues to go up at a terrific speed.
Addressing journalists yesterday, the Minister for Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng said whereas the country’s positivity rate consistently remained below 5% which is the desirable rate, in the last two weeks have seen a sharp rise in positive cases around the country.
According to the Ministry of Health, of the 2423 new Coronavirus cases registered in the last two weeks, 1107 translating into 46% have been registered in Wakiso, 926(38%) in Kampala, Kyotera(144 cases), Tororo and Amuru among other districts.
She noted that the confirmed cases in the other districts are also travelers and truck drivers.
The Health Minister however noted that Uganda has registered only 73 cases of the deadly Omicron variant but noted the picture could be different in communities.
According to the Ministry of Health, only 3,415,382 people which represents 15% of the 22 million has been fully vaccinated whereas 9,162,284(43%)have received the first dose of Covid vaccine.
The Health Minister however noted there is a need for people to continue observing Covid Standard Operating Procedures all the time.
