Categories: Stories

Zimbabwe coronavirus positivity rate drops to 4%

Zimbabwe yesterday recorded 135 new coronavirus cases and three deaths with a positivity rate of 4% indicating that the country is getting in control of the pandemic if it sustains that rate.

A country is said to be in control of the pandemic when the positivity rate is 5% and below.

The number of cases across the country dropped to 7 073 after 671 people recovered. Mashonaland East and Mashonaland West account for the bulk of the cases with 2 558 and 1 378, respectively while Harare and Bulawayo have the lowest number at 201 and 157, respectively.

The country is under a Level Two lockdown which should be reviewed today.

The review could include the re-opening of schools which was postponed from 10 January.

(81 VIEWS)

Don't be shellfish... Please SHARE
Google
Twitter
Facebook
Linkedin
Email
Print

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.

Recent Posts

ZiG continues to hold its own

The Zimbabwe Gold, ZiG, continued to firm against the United States dollar ending the week…

May 17, 2024

Zimbabwe requires 46 000 tonnes of grain a month to feed those without food

Zimbabwe will be issuing 7.5 kg of grain a month to each of the six…

May 16, 2024

Stability of ZiG critical to reduce demand for use of US dollar

The stability of Zimbabwe’s local currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), is critical if the country…

May 15, 2024

More than half Zimbabwe population will need food aid

More than half of Zimbabwe’s population will need food aid between this month and March…

May 15, 2024

ZiG kicks off week on a positive note

Zimbabwe’s currency, the ZiG, kicked off the week on a positive note after firming to…

May 13, 2024

Why Zimbabwe white farmers lost their R2 billion land damages claim in South Africa

Twenty-five white Zimbabwean farmers who took their R2 billion land damages claim to the South…

May 12, 2024