Five Govt Officials Test Positive For Coronavirus In Masvingo
Masvingo Provincial Covid-19 Taskforce announced on Monday that five government workers at Masvingo provincial offices have tested positive for the coronavirus.
The development was announced by the Taskforce’s spokesperson, Rodgers Irimayi who said out of a total of 139 workers that were tested for Covid-19 last week from the government offices in the city, five had tested positive.
Masvingo recorded two Covid-19 deaths last week, and the province, overall, has 19 other active cases.
Meanwhile, Zimbabwe as a whole, as of Sunday 23 August 2020, had recorded a total of 5930 known coronavirus cases including 155 deaths.
Of late, local transmissions have been more than imported cases. Health authorities have as a result urged the citizenry to observe recommendations to curb the spread of the deadly virus.
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