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Weekly Malaria Status-Week 24, 2021 WEEK 21ST-24TH MAY 2021

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Malaria

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The reporting rate decreased to 71.6% in this week from 71.9% in last week. . A total of 167,291 malaria confirmed cases were reported, a decrease by 77.2% from the previous week. Test positivity rate this week was 49.3% compared to 47.3% last week. The highest Test positivity rates were reported in Otuke (66.3%), Kyankwanzi (53.0%), Alebtong (52.2%) , Pader (51.7%), Manafa (50.1%), Kole (49.8%) and Kitgum (47.2%). There were 15 malaria deaths this week compared to 12 malaria deaths in the previous week. Arua (1), Kamuli (3), Kamwenge (1), Kitgum (2), Kyenjojo (2), Maracha (2), and Nabilatuk (2) This week, 0(0%), 2(1.5%) and 134(98.5%) districts had over stock, adequate an

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