Uganda reports 248 new COVID-19 cases, three more deaths

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Uganda rose to 33,811 after the Ministry of Health on Sunday reported 248 new cases.

ELEGU, UGANDA – 2020/05/28: A health worker dressed in a protective suit as a preventive measure collects swab samples from a truck driver to be tested for coronavirus at the Elegu border point. He will have to wait days for the result. Uganda closed its borders in March to everyone except cargo planes and truck drivers. (Photo by Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The capital Kampala recorded about half of the new cases with 123 followed by the districts of Wakiso (22), Mukono (18), Luwero (17), Mbarara (10) and others.

Among the new cases also was one Ugandan truck driver who came from Kenya through the Malaba point of entry.

The COVID-19-related death toll rose to 248 after three additional deaths were reported. Meanwhile, the number of recoveries stood at 11,180 after 125 new recoveries were reported.

A steady increase in COVID-19 cases in recent months in the East African country has been blamed on complacency by citizens and blatant violation of COVID-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Authorities have repeatedly urged the public to adhere to the existing health protocols but vowed to crack down on members of the public caught violating them.