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Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 34: 17th-23rdAug 2020

Surveillance and reporting

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This epidemiological bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at district, national, and global levels on disease trends, public health surveillance and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing and responding to public health events in the country on a weekly basis. This issue, we showcase the following updates among othersUganda updates on COVID-19Suspected rabies (Animal bites_dog bites)National trends of suspected epidemic prone diseases National TB Emergency ResponseNational, regional and district weekly surveillance reporting Public health events in border countries. COVID-19 as 0f 23rdAug 20202362 Cumulative cases of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the country among Ugandan nationals31845 specimens collected and tested1428 cumulative total recoveries579 cases on admission21290 Cumulative contacts listed3910 contacts under follow-up22 deaths among confirmed cases.

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