Factsheet: Zimbabwe urges vigilance over Covid-19 - ZimFact
Ngoni Mhuruyengwe
January 25, 2023
Zimbabwe Covid-19 cases have remained under 30 in the last couple of weeks, according to official data, but health authorities say they remain vigilant over a pandemic which has turned up in waves and different variants since it hit the world in 2020.
In 2020 and 2021, Zimbabwe suffered four waves of COVID-19 that resulted in thousands of cases and hundreds of deaths.
According to a 2022 study, after the first case of COVID-19 reported in March 2020, in October, more than 8000 cases and 243 deaths were recorded. The peak of the second wave was between November 2020 and January 2021, third wave was in July 2021 and forth wave was in December 2021.
Although the rate of new cases has eased in the last half a year, both the Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care and the World Health Organisation (WHO)  are advising people to stay alert.
According to the Zimbabwe Covid-19 Situation Report published on January 23, 2023, there were 22 hospitalised cases, one new admission 4 asymptomatic, 13 mild to moderate, 2 severe and 3 in intensive care units.  The report noted that among the 22 cases, 17 were vaccinated and 5 were not.
Here are some facts on where Zimbabwe is with regards to COVID- 19 prevention and mitigation.
Sources: Ministry of Heath and Child Care SITREP updates, https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8112/2/7/65/htm,  https://covid19.trackvaccines.org/country/zimbabwe/,  Statutory Instrument 169 of 2022 Public Health (COVID-19 Prevention, Containment and Treatment) (National Lockdown) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order, 2022 (No. 42)
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