Zimbabwe Coronavirus / COVID-19 Update 08 May 2022: Schools Hit 

Zimbabwe Coronavirus/ COVID-19 Situation Report issued by the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) on 08 May 2022 noted that some schools recorded new Coronavirus Cases. Pindula News presents the update:

• 83 New Cases (All local) and 0 Deaths reported today. (7-day rolling average’ for new cases rises to 63 from 56 (yesterday) 46 of 53 cases reported by Mat South were detected from a school in Mangwe District in the province.

• Vaccination Update: 12 277 received the 1st dose today bringing cumulative for 1st dose to 5 918 447, 39 681 received their 2nd dose bringing cumulative for 2nd dose to 3 865 961while 8 098 received their 3rd dose bringing cumulative for 3 rd dose to 642 183.

• As of 07 May 2022, @1500hrs there were (25) hospitalized cases: New Admissions (3), Asymptomatic (2), mild to moderate (21), severe (2) and (0) in Intensive Care Units. 13 of the 25 hospitalized were vaccinated and 12 were not vaccinated.

• 676 tests done today (Positivity today was 12.1 %)

• 77new recoveries: National Recovery Rate remains at 98% & Active cases rise to 791.

• As of today, Zimbabwe has recorded 248 352 Cases 242 085 recoveries & 5 476 Deaths.

Province	PCR Tests Ag	Cum Cases (New)	Recovered Cases (New)	Active Cases	Deaths (New)
Bulawayo	295	21042 (10)	19959 (10)	214	869 (0)
Harare	35	46 928 (4)	45052 (19)	93	1783(0)
Manicaland	33	29 349 (0)	28 768 (15)	31	550 (0)
Mash Cent	9	14222 (3)	13798 (4)	102	322 (0)
Mash East	0	32338 (0)	31 874 (2)	52	412 (0)
Mash West	46	30896 (0)	30 264(10)	55	577 (0)
Midlands	47	17743 (3)	17 272(0)	42	429 (0)
Masvingo	5	21 539 (2)	21296(0)	38	204 (0)
Mat North	0	17742 (8)	17 575 (0)	37	130 (0)
Mat South	206	16 553 (53)	16226(17)	127	200 (0)
Total	676	248 352(83)	242 085(77)	791	5 476(0)