7 MORE AS COVID-19 CASES JUMP TO 31

MBABANE – COVID-19 cases have jumped to 31 from a total of 24 that were confirmed on Monday.

For the first time since the first case was recorded, the country pronounced an additional seven cases yesterday in 24 hours. This was announced by the Minister of Health, Lizzie Nkosi, during a press conference on the COVID-19 update at the Cabinet Offices.

Nkosi said this was out of a total of 72 results received. Making a run down of the latest results, Nkosi said the 25th case was a 51-year-old male residing in the Manzini Region. He presented with mild illness and has been undergoing treatment in one of the private hospitals in the country. The patient has no history of travel or contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19.

Further, Nkosi said the 26th case was that of a 29-year-old male residing in the Hhohho Region, who presented with mild symptoms of the disease. He has no history of travel but was a contact to confirmed COVID-19 case number 17. She added that the 27th case was that of a 28-year-old male residing in the Hhohho Region, who presented with no symptoms but tested as a contact with case number 17 and had no history of travel.

Meanwhile, she noted that the 28th case was a 27-year-old female who resides in the Hhohho Region. She presented with a mild disease with no history of travel but was a contact to COVID-19 case number 21. Nkosi added that case number 29 was a 39-year old male who was a clinician, residing in the Manzini Region. He presented with mild symptoms which had subsequently improved while isolated. He was a contact to COVID-19 case number 30.

The minister also noted that case number 30 was a 38-year-old female residing in the Manzini Region who presented with mild disease and was a contact to COVID-19 case number 29.

Lastly, she mentioned that case number 31 was that of a 34-year-old male who lived in the Manzini Region. He presented with a mild disease. Nkosi also noted that contact tracing for all the confirmed cases had begun.

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