This archive report was first published on 17 June 2020.
South Sudan is grappling with a surge in Covid-19 cases, with the Ministry of Health confirming 1,807 positive cases as of the latest update.
Published on June 17, 2020, the Public Health Laboratory reported over 30 new cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases to 1,807.
Of the total cases, 424 are women and 1,383 are men, with 89 people having recovered from the virus.
Speaking to the state-run television SSBC in Juba, Dr. Richard Lako, the incident manager at the Ministry of Health, revealed that the pandemic is spreading rapidly across the country.
Yei town in Central Equatoria State has been identified as a second hotspot of the virus after the capital Juba, according to the Health ministry.
Dr. Mathew Tut, the director of Preparedness and Emergency Operations at the Ministry of Health, also announced that the World Health Organization (WHO) is investigating numerous respiratory-related deaths in Bor and Bentiu Protection of Civilians Site.
Dr. Lako further stated, "We managed to discharge 31 patients who are cured and this makes the total number of those cured and discharged 89 and the total number of deaths is 31, including one death in the last 24 hours."
