Covid-19: 295 cases reported since Monday
Thursday, December 17, 2020

295 Covid-19 cases have been reported in the country since Monday, December 14, reflecting a continuous upsurge in the country. 

On Wednesday alone, 122 people tested positive for the virus. 

Of the new cases, 64 infections were detected in Kigali among passengers arriving in the country and were isolated upon arrival. 

Musanze district which is currently under exclusive Covid-19 guidelines also reported 38 new cases detected among "high-risk groups".

The district is currently, among other guidelines, under longer curfew hours than the rest of the country because of a high prevalence of Covid-19 that has been detected within the area.

Meanwhile, Huye and Nyagatare districts reported 7 and five new Covid-19 cases respectively, whereas Muhanga and Nyamagabe districts confirmed two infections each.

Karongi district reported a single Covid-19 case.

The results, according to the Ministry of Health, were obtained from 2,561 sample tests taken in the last 24 hours. In total, the country has so far conducted 676,078 tests.

As of date, Rwanda has 6,954 Covid-19 confirmed cases, of whom 6,057 have already recovered.

The country's Covid-19 death toll so far stands at 57.