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Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 21: 18th – 24th May 2020
This epidemiological bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at district, national, and global levels on disease trends, public health surveillance and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing and responding to public health events in the country on a weekly basis. In this issue, we bring you the following among others  National and district weekly surveillance reporting  Suspected epidemic prone diseases.  Uganda updates on COVID-19  Regional reporting rates  Public health events in border countries. COVID-19 as 0f 30th May 2020  542 Cumulative cases of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the country  72 recoveries  A total of 96,825 specimens tested.  1272 contacts under follow up  1100 individuals under institutional quarantine.  6 health workers registered Cholera outbreak in Moroto and Nakapiripirit  268 cases with 2 deaths in Moroto District  3 confirmed cases in Nakapirit  20 cases– patents still on admission  244 case-patients discharged  Eleven parishes have reported cases  Loputuk parish has the highest number of case– patients (162)  Reactive Oral Cholera vaccine scheduled from 7th June Ebola Viral Disease (EVD) preparedness  Enhanced surveillance currently on going following the declaration of 11th outbreak in DRC