May 27: Health Minister infected, cases pass 1,000 mark
Local media portals have reported that Zambia’s health minister has tested positive for COVID-19.
Zambia virus stats as of May 24, 2020 at 13:00 GMT
Confirmed cases = 920
Deaths = 7
Recoveries = 336
Active cases = 577
May 20: Nakonde records more new cases
Nakonde, the border town with Tanzania continues to record more cases of the virus.
The one-stop border post in Nakonde was closed last week by President Lungu amid a spike in cases.
May 14 = 654 cases (208 new cases), 7 deaths, 124 recoveries
May 13 = 446 cases (5 new cases), 7 deaths, 117 recoveries
May 12 = 441 cases (174 new cases), 7 deaths, 117 recoveries
May 11 = 267 cases (0 new cases), 7 deaths, 117 recoveries
May 10 = 267 cases, 7 deaths, 117 recoveries
The town of Nakonde was declared a hot spot by the Ministry of Health on May 10 leading to the closure of the frontier with Tanzania.
On Saturday (May 9) 76 new cases were reported in Nakonde, the border town in question.
