A 40 year-old woman succumbed to Covid-19 in Kigali, on Monday, November 30, raising the country's death toll to 49.

The deceased follows another fatality of a 25 year-old woman, that was reported on Sunday. 

Meanwhile, of 2,196 sample tests collected, 15 new Covid-19 cases were confirmed on Monday.

According to the Ministry of Health, of the new cases, six were detected in Burera district and three in Rwamagana district.

Kigali and Rubavu districts confirmed two Covid-19 cases each, whereas Nyaruguru and Musanze districts reported a single infection each.

In total, Rwanda has confirmed 5,934 Covid-19 cases. Of these, 5,516 have already recovered.

The country has so far conducted 626,311 Covid-19 tests.