Rwanda: Update COVID-19 15 June 2020

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Rwanda: Update COVID-19 15 June 2020

[WHO] Thirty (30) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 2908 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to six hundred and twelve (612). To date, three hundred and thirty-eight (338) patients have recovered and been discharged, including six (6) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is two hundred and seventy-two (272) and two (2) deaths.

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