Zambia has in the last 24 hours recorded 178 new coronavirus cases out of the 959 tests conducted bringing the cumulative number of cases to 3,326.
Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya has announced that the cumulative number of coronavirus deaths has risen to 128 from 120 yesterday since the disease broke out in Zambia.
Dr Chilufya said out of the 178 new cases recorded, 104 were detected through Healthcare facility-based screening, 35 were contacts to known cases, six health care workers and 4 truck drivers.
He said of the 128 deaths recorded since the disease broke out on 18th March 2020, 28 are covid deaths, 92 covid related while eight are yet to be classified.
Dr Chilufya also explained that 123 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours bringing the cumulative number of recoveries to 1,620.
He said 61 patients remain in admission, 17 of them on oxygen support at the Levy Mwanawasa Teaching Hospital Isolation facility and 5 of them in critical condition.
He has also disclosed that Mwansabombwe Member of Parliament Rogers Mwewa who died on Saturday last week had underlying conditions (Hypertension and Diabetes) and he contracted Covid 19.
Dr Chilufya told Journalists that there is a generalized distribution of cases without any specific epicenter now.
He urged all Zambians to work together to stop the pandemic especially that in Peri urban arears, numbers are too high
Dr Chilufya said all the provinces have the capacity to tests unlike in the past when tests had to be transported to other provinces.
He has urged Zambians to adhere to the new public health guidelines to halt the spread against the coronavirus pandemic.
Ba dr we thank you for providing us with official factual information. We also want to thank all our men and women in uniform for continuing to protect us against this disease the whole world does not know much about. We know in some rich countries in Europe thousands have perished, so even through every death is very painful we thank you for keeping fatalities low in comparison. Kz . Now let the dogs from diaspora and opposition spread their hate and evil . I will wait
Ba dr we thank you for providing us with official factual information. We also want to thank all our men and women in uniform for continuing to protect us against this disease the whole world does not know much about. We know in some rich countries in Europe thousands have perished, so even through every death is very painful we thank you for keeping fatalities low in comparison. Kz . Now let the dogs from diaspora and opposition spread their hate and evil . I will wait x
And why is Chitalu Chilufya not wearing a face mask?
Talk is cheap. Your behavior on the ground is totally different from you talk. Mulepwa nga mulicita imisamwa. Smart Eagle has even the courage to say Lusamo has pulled a crowd on the CB.
QUOTE:He has also disclosed that Mwansabombwe Member of Parliament Rogers Mwewa who died on Saturday last week had underlying conditions (Hypertension and Diabetes) and he contracted Covid 19.
ONCE THEY SAY UNDERLYING CONDITIONS, THOSE WITHOUT UNDERLYING CONDITIONS OR HAVE NO IDEA THAT THEY HAVE UNDERLYING CONDITIONS AUTOMATICALLY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE BULLET PROOF MONKS.
SOME PEOPLE WILL NEVER GROW NO MATTER WHAT PEOPLE COMPLAIN AGAINST THEIR BEHAVIOR, THEY DON’T MIND .THEY ALWAYS DREAM POLITICS ,THIS COUNTRY DOESN’T BELONG TO ANY GROUP OF PEOPLE IT BELONGS TO GODS PEOPLE
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Mwansabombwe MP died of Covid 19 because of this government’s under investment in ventilators and overall healthcare.
The lips of the righteous teach many, F.OOLs die for want of wisdom
The UPND and their Diaspora roaches wanted to politicise this COVID-19 pandemic in the hope that the good people of Zambia would turn against their beloved government. Wrong!
Whether UPND likes it or not, they are losing badly next year. My president will be the presumptive PF candidate, unopposed. And I will go hard campaigning and doing everything in my power to get him get an additional term. The ConCourt will throw away your challenges and your after loss petitions will be thrown away too. You wanted a Constitutional court and now case after case, you have lost to the same case. Always complaining about bias and favouritism when it is obvious you have weak cases.
For your information, Zambia can never be Kenya or Malawi or even Zimbabwe for that matter. The professional men and…
Comment:don’t politicize serious matters u are a leader ahhh out I walufyanya
“Chilufya told Journalists that there is a generalized distribution of cases without any specific epicenter now”
This is what happens when you take a relaxed approach and steal all the funds…epicenter was not contained this is the result.
The terms “Covid related deaths and unconfirmed cases” seem to be a problem here. Can someone clarify the meaning because to me even related is unconfirmed.
I think covid related death is where a person contracted covid and the autopsy was done and proved that covid was not the actual cause of death,and unconfirmed death means the autopsy results are not known yet ad to what caused the death
We advocate for the closure of schools before a national disaster befalls us.
My understanding is that if death is covid related,it means the person contracted covid but it wasn’t the actual cause of death,and covid death means the person contracted covid and it caused the death,this is done through autopsy.
No one dies from Diabetes or hypertension in this day and age we can treat it or manage it.
Our gallant Hon. Rodgers Mwewa died of covid19 because he had underlying conditions. The way Home. Chilufya puts it it’s as if COVID was a sideline.
We pray for him to rest in God’s arms and light. For his family to be comforted and healed of the sorrow.
Please let us close churches for the time being. It’s too dangerous. Put services on Radio, TV. My church are doing very limited people and the rest on YouTube which includes a spiritual Holy Communion. Our Rec’d contracted covid19 and is struggling its effects. Please spare the people and close down. THERE HAD TO BE DISCUSSION TO CLOSE PARLIAMENT AND RESCHEDULE ELECTIONS TO 2022. Use elections funding for ventilators and…
Our church Rev’d ….. contracted covid19 and is struggling its effects. This disease even attacks God’s Priests, it is an evil.
I HEAR BILL 10 HAS BEEN AIRLIFTED TOGETHER WITH THE FAT ONE FROM KIVUKILAND, THE ONE WHO DOES THE GWARA GWARA, IS IT TRUE
Meanwhile Bill 10 is gone forever!
We are determined to send someone to Chawama compound and never return!
PF must go!
Honourable minister don’t generalized be specific which epicenters this cases are recorded.So that we know do that people avoid to be in those areas.
This man should have stepped aside for someone to be doing press briefings so that he can concentrate on defending himself against corruption charges . Zambians know the general assumption of innocent till proven guilty but on this one there is reason for him to step aside just like Lungu forced Nchito to .
I have stopped listening to lies. There is too much cooking. No facts just lies and lies. Information is complete when it contains all the facts not when it is full of additions and subtractions.
Most corrupt thief in suits and ties
No corona virus in Zambia don’t mislead pipo if you want money just ask help for NGOs so that 2021 muchitile ma campaign ba
Bill 10 died on June 4, stop talking about it n let it Rest In Peace … even though it never lived. Start massive tests n those found wanting , quarantine them in the 48 mansions that dropped from heaven. Put them to use for this needy cause noti kuwayawaya.
Please fellow Zambians heed to what the GRZ leadership of the day is telling us to protect ourselves from contacting COVI19.
Dont wait for VENTILATORS because in developed countries were Ventilators are in millions, thousands of people have and are still losing
lives. So Ventilators in themselves are not a cure but does assist in prolonging the stay of some people
“PREVENTION IS CURE THAN BETTER” dont waste time listening to prophets of doom spreading falsehood on corruption. This leadership has done
well in infrastructure development in the country, hence they cant fault them but instead merely call for unsubstantiated corruption claims.
PREVENT COVID19 by UKUISUNGA WE MWINE,. WEAR MASKS, WASH YOUR HANDS etc