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. � In this issue, we bring you the following among others National and district weekly surveillance reporting� Suspected epidemic prone diseases. Uganda updates on COVID-19 Regional reporting rates� Public health events in border countries Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) On 21st March 2020, the Ministry of Health of Uganda confirmed the 1st outbreak of COVID19 in the country� The cumulative total of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the country is 101 as 0f 7th May 2020 Uganda has not registered any COVID-19 related death A cumulative total of 54/101 (53%) confirmed cases have recovered and been discharged. Eighty-Nine percent (90/101) are imported cases, 8% are local transmissions (8/101) while 3% have an unknown chain of transmission (3/101) A rapid assessment survey is being conducted to establish the extent of COVID-19 community transmission in the country. So far 3 cases have been identified A total of 738 high-risk individuals are under institutional quarantine. The COVID-19 surveillance strategy has been enhanced and developed and disseminated (Annex ii)
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