COVID-19: Rwanda Confirms 41 New Cases

Elias Hakizimana Jul 14, 2020Jul 14, 2020 0 Comments

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Rwanda has confirmed 41 new COVID-19 cases as a new week starts with big numbers.

The cases were largely detected in controlled areas.

“Kigali:22 (includes high-risk isolated cluster), Nyabihu:8 (cluster of police station detainees),” reads part of the update of July 13.

Six more cases were identified in Nyamasheke: district and five others, in Rusizi district which is now under total lockdown.

This brought the total confirmed cases to 1378 cases and 664 active cases.

Of the total confirmed cases, 710 have recovered, including 26 on Monday.

On July 12, Rwanda recovered the 4th COVID-19 victim, an old man aged 78 years old.

The government on Monday started inspection of churches to ascertain their readiness before reopening.

As of Monday July 13, the world had registered 13,207,775 cases and 574,528 deaths.

Elias Hakizimana

Elias Hakizimana, CEO&Founder of The Inspirer Ltd,(www.rwandainspirer.com) is a professional Rwandan Journalist with Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Communication, received from University of Rwanda’s College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) in 2014. He served various media houses in Rwanda including Rwanda Broadcasting Agency (RBA) in 2013 and became passionate with English Online and Print Media Publications where he exercised his talent as a Freelance News Reporter for The New Times, The Independent, The Rwanda Focus, Panorama and more before he became a Self-Entrepreneur as the CEO and Founder of The Inspirer Limited in early 2017.