Times Of Swaziland: 24 NEW COVID-19 CASES, 27 RECOVERIES

24 NEW COVID-19 CASES, 27 RECOVERIES
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BY MELISA MSWELI on 16/09/2020 01:13:00


MBABANE – The country recorded 24 new COVID-19 cases and 27 recoveries
yesterday.
The cases were confirmed by the Minister of Health Lizzie Nkosi.
The total number of cases in the country is 5 128.
Hhohho Region had the highest cases as it recorded 10, followed by Lubombo with
six while Shiselweni and Manzini regions had four cases each.
From the confirmed cases, one had a severe disease; two presented with a
moderate disease, 15 had mild symptoms while six cases were asymptomatic. The
youngest cases were six in the 10 to 19 age bracket while the eldest were three
in the 60 to 69 years group.
The total number of recoveries in the country is 4 401 after the 27 that were
recorded yesterday.
This means that current active cases are 626. There is a difference of 3 775
between active cases and recoveries in favour of the latter.  There were no
deaths that were recorded yesterday as the tally still stands at 101.