The Ministry of Health has confirmed that there are no more COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Ugandan hospitals; the final coronavirus patients have been released.
However, the danger of catching COVID-19 is still high, and residents should still take care to prevent obtaining the virus, ministry spokesperson Emmanuel Aine Byoona explained.
“[There are] no admissions at present. But we still have some individuals testing positive despite a very small positivity rate. We need to stay watchful owing to the fact that certain nations still have lockdowns due to an uptick in COVID-19 cases, “he added.
The newest figures from the ministry suggest that between April 12 and April 14, just 27 new cases were recorded and the average test positive rate was 0.3 percent, indicating that the epidemic is under control. According to specialists, any positive rate under 5 percent signals control of the epidemic.
Dr Charles Olaro, the head of clinical services at the health ministry, last week stated that there were only two patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 at St Mary’s Hospital Lacor, a private, non-profit institution in Gulu. This was a considerable drop compared to January 16, when the institution had 435 coronavirus cases.
Dr Olaro and other health professionals ascribed the drop in infections to the rise in Covid-19 vaccine coverage.
“The adoption of immunization has been strong and there are preventative measures that individuals are following individually although many are tossing away masks. Vaccination may not prohibit you from being sick, but if you develop the illness, it will be mild,” he stated.
The nation has administered 19.8 million doses out of the 44 million that the government has procured.
