Health minister of Zanzibar Hamad Rashid Mohammed
Zanzibar has today
Wednesday April 15 recorded first Covid-19 death as cases of
novel
coronavirus infection reached 18 in the Archipelago after six more
patients tested positive of Covid-19.
The deceased
according to health minister of Zanzibar Hamad Rashid Mohammed was a
63-year-old male, a resident of Kijichi who died on Saturday at his home
and was buried on the same day.
This minister said
that the six new cases included five men and a woman aged between 33 and
63 are all from Zanzibar and did not have any recent travel history.
The minister also
announced that two patients who were receiving treatment at designated
hospitals on the Isles have been discharged after completing treatment.
Yesterday
Tanzania's health announced that 4 more cases had tested positive in Dar
es Salaam, this now brings the total number of those who have tested
positive in Tanzania to 59.
The new trend of
infections brings a different dimension in the fight against the
Covid-19 pandemic which was initially thought to be from the epicenter
countries such as Italy, Spain, France and the UK.
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