38 more Zimbabweans die of Covid-19, scary 29% positivity rate

THE country recorded 1,017 new Covid-19 positive cases and 38 deaths on Wednesday. All 1,017 cases are local cases with 419 cases from Harare alone. A total of 3 507 PCR tests were conducted and this means 29% of people tested were positive. New recoveries were 631.

The national recovery rate stands at 56,3 percent and active cases went up to 10 009.

"As at 13 January 2021, Zimbabweans has recorded 24 256 confirmed cases, including 13 658 recoveries and 589 deaths," reads statistics from the Ministry of Health and Child Care.