- It said Kampala recorded most of the new cases at 702 from 450 on Thursday, followed by Wakiso at 231 from 174 and Mbarara at 24 and list continues.
The ministry of health has confirmed 1,093 new coronavirus cases in Uganda, bringing the total to 131,981.
On Thursday, December 23, the new COVID-19 cases reported were 710, meaning they have now surged by 383 in one day.
The ministry said that the tests it ran on December 22, 2021, confirmed these new cases out of the 7,440 samples collected that day.
It said Kampala recorded most of the new cases at 702 from 450 on Thursday, followed by Wakiso at 231 from 174 and Mbarara at 24.
Luwero has 18, Jinja 15, Kyotera 13 and Mbale 12. Amuru and Soroti have nine new cases each, while Tororo has six, Arua five and Kiruhura four. Busia has three new cases, Napak two, while Masindi, Hoima, Nwoya and Namisindwa have one new case each.
The ministry said 25 truck drivers tested positive for COVID-19 and were from Kyotera (19), Tororo (three), Amuru (2) and Kampala (1).
The ministry did not report any more COVID-19 death, saying the total was still 3,274.
It said that those who had recovered from COVID-19 were 98, 175 and that a total of 10, 121,220 vaccine doses had been administered in the country.
It also reported that test positivity rate was 14.6% from 10.1% reported on Thursday and that 85 active cases were admitted to health facilities.
No rescinding decision
The health minister Dr Ruth Aceng said on Thursday that the economy would fully reopen in January 2022 even with a recent surge in coronavirus cases.
However, her ministry says people need to remain vigilant at all times because cases are rising.
In his national addresses recently, President Yoweri Museveni said that by the end of December 2021, more than 12 million Ugandans should have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
He noted that by the end of December, Uganda will have received 23 million doses of vaccines and that he will fully open up the country in January next year whether people go for vaccination or not.
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