1.0   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 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 19 July, 2021, Zimbabwe’s cumulative COVID-19 cases stood at

83 619, with 53 453 recoveries and 2 622 deaths. The recovery rate stands at 64%, with 98% of COVID-19-positive cases being attributable to local transmission. The number of active cases stands at 27 544.