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Zimbabwe coronavirus cases rocket to 132

The number of coronavirus cases which were at 63 yesterday have rocketed to 132.

Information secretary Nick Mangwana said 76 new cases have been recorded in the Beitbridge, Masvingo and Harare.

“All new cases except one have been registered among returnees from mainly SA and Botswana. Only one case is a local transmission,” he said.

The 76 cases probably include the seven that were reported yesterday as the country already had 56 cases.

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This post was last modified on May 27, 2020 4:40 pm

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