- UPDATE ON ZIMBABWE’S RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK
Cabinet received an update on Zimbabwe’s Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak, which was presented by the Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development, Honourable A. Murwira, as the Deputy Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Task Force on the COVID-19 Outbreak.
As at 25 May, 2021, Zimbabwe’s cumulative COVID-19 cases stood at 38 706, with 36 517 recoveries and 1 587 deaths. The recovery rate stands at 94.3%, with 95.5% of COVID-19-positive cases being attributable to local transmission. The number of active cases stands at 602.