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Three die of coronavirus in Zimbabwe but cases drop

Three Zimbabweans died of coronavirus today but cases dropped to 12 and there were 13 recoveries resulting in the number of active cases dropping to 1 073.

Deaths have now risen to 1 573, cases to 38 293 and recoveries to 35 647.

Harare remains with the highest number of cases at 386, followed by Matebeleland South with 274, Manicaland 139 and Bulawayo 118.

Nearly 100 000 people have now been fully vaccinated after 5 634 people got their second jab to bring the total to 99 765, while those who have received the first dose rose to 437 751.

Zimbabwe says it intends to attain herd immunity by the end of this year which means vaccinating at least 10 million people.

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Charles Rukuni

The Insider is a political and business bulletin about Zimbabwe, edited by Charles Rukuni. Founded in 1990, it was a printed 12-page subscription only newsletter until 2003 when Zimbabwe's hyper-inflation made it impossible to continue printing.

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