Rusizi District has become an epicentre of Novel Coronavirus cases in Rwanda, registering all the 13 new cases recorded over the last 24 hours in the country.
The Ministry of Health said in their daily status update on Wednesday, June 3, that the new positive cases had been identified out of 1,033 tests conducted, putting all the total cases diagnosed in Rwanda at 397.
"The new cases relate to the Rusizi cluster, and have been isolated and contacts traced," the ministry said two days after seven more cases were recorded in the district.
Bashyizwe mu kato n'abo bahuye bahise bakurikiranwa *The new cases relate to the Rusizi cluster, and have been isolated and contacts traced sudden emergence of Rusizi as a hotspot had led to the postponement of the resumption of taxi-moto operations and inter-provincial travel on Monday, with government eventually lifting the restrictions late Tuesday.
US continues to lead with the highest number of deaths followed by Brazil, which registered 139 new deaths on Wednesday alone.
