According to the Health Ministry, one more person succumbed to the novel coronavirus yesterday which brings the number of COVID-19 deaths in Zimbabwe to 153. The Ministry also shared the following statistics about the progression of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe:
- 78 Local cases were recorded yesterday
- 1 death recorded from Bulawayo
- 1111 Active cases
- 42 New recoveries recorded yesterday
- As of 22 August 2020, Zimbabwe has recorded 5893 cases, 4629 recoveries, 153 cases since the onset of the disease on 20 March 2020.