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Active coronavirus cases surpass 4 000 as 96 more pupils get infected

Zimbabwe yesterday recorded 378 new coronavirus cases, 96 of them at schools across six provinces, pushing the number of active cases to 4 130.

Two people died and 214 recovered. Among those tested from Monday, 430 pupils have so far tested positive.

Mashonaland East is still in the lead with 1 207 cases followed by Manicaland with 945 and Masvingo with 759.

Bulawayo and Mashonaland Central are tied at 66 cases, each, while Harare has 91 cases.

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This post was last modified on February 24, 2022 7:56 pm

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