Zimbabwe records 26th death from COVID-19 as cases rise to 1,713
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Read< 1minuteHealth workers disinfect a public bus terminus in Harare, Zimbabwe, March 20, 2020. Zimbabwe on Friday reported its first confirmed case of COVID-19 after a male from Victoria Falls, who had traveled to the United Kingdom, was tested positive.
Zimbabwe recorded 102 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death, bringing the total confirmed cases to 1,713 and the death toll to 26.
The new infections include 21 imported cases and 81 local ones.
The latest fatality is a 71-year-old woman who died in her community. Meanwhile, 472 patients have recovered.
The country has done a cumulative total of 103,291 COVID-19 tests to date.
