WHO says the case number due to Coronavirus as of now, excludes that from Mass testing.

By; Our reporter

08^th July 2020

The World Health Organization-WHO has revealed that the high numbers of COVID-19 cases reported in the world are not as a result of mass testing.

Data from the WHO shows that it took 12 weeks for the world to reach 400,000 cases of COVID-19.  There have now been 11.4 million cases of COVID-19 and more than 535,000 deaths reported. As of today, 200,000 COVID-19 cases are being reported every day, across the world.

But Dr Michael Ryan, the Executive Director of Health Emergencies says that the rise in cases is not as a result of mass testing, but a result of more infections in communities. Similarly, the WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says that the disease is spreading fast which is leading to high numbers being reported.

“The outbreak is accelerating and we have not reached the peak of the pandemic but it’s still possible to control it.

While the number of cases reported seems to be on the increase, the number of deaths reported is decreasing which Dr Ghebreyesus attributes to the use of science and targeted actions towards vulnerable populations. He says identifying, testing, isolating, and treating people has led to the reduction of deaths.

Uganda’s Covid-19 case number stands at 977, with 210 active cases and 892 recoveries.

Most of the new cases are coming from entry points like Malaba, Busia, Elegu and Mutukula boarder Points of entry, and a few community cases mainly from Kyotera, Moyo, Buyikwe and Tororo districts.

As the number of confirmed cases continues to rise towards the 1,000 mark, health officials say that the country is ready to handle even such high numbers of patients.