Cabinet received an update on Zimbabwe’s Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak, which was presented by the Minister of Defence and War Veterans Affairs, Honourable O.C.Z. Muchinguri-Kashiri, as the Chairperson of the Ad-Hoc Inter-Ministerial Task Force on the COVID-19 Outbreak.

As at 14 June, 2021, Zimbabwe’s cumulative COVID-19 cases stood at     40 077, with 37 027 recoveries and 1 635 deaths. The recovery rate stands at 92%, with 95.6% of COVID-19-positive cases being attributable to local transmission. The number of active cases stands at 1 415.