Fear As Uganda’s COVID-19 Deaths Shoot To 55, Quality Chemicals Boss Kitaka Latest Victim
By Keefa Nuwahereza
There
is mounting fear in the country after the Ministry of Health announced that
Uganda has so far registered 55 deaths, out of the 4,799 cumulative cases of
Coronavirus (COVID-19), with the latest prominent death being that of Quality
Chemicals Ltd and MTK Uganda Ltd proprietor Francis Xavier Kitaka.
According
to Ministry officials, results from COVID-19 tests done on 12 September 2020 confirmed
96 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the cumulative total confirmed cases of
Ugandans to now 4,799
The
breakdown of the new cases is as follows:
Of
the 88 contacts and alerts:
Kampala (33), Buikwe (28), Jinja (4), Soroti
(4), Lira (3), Kibuku (2), Mbarara (2), Terego (2), Tororo (2), Amolatar (1),
Arua (1), Iganga (1), Masindi (1), Ngora (1), Moroto (1), Pad...