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COVID-19 Update: No New Cases Recorded On 18 May 2020

COVID-19 Update: No New Cases Recorded On 18 May 2020

The Ministry of Health and Child Care says no COVID-19 cases were recorded from the 479 PCR diagnostic tests conducted on 18 May 2020.

In its daily update released this Monday evening, the Ministry said confirmed cases remain at 46, with 13 104 PCR tests having been done to date.

Below are the highlights of the situation report:

  • No case tested positive for COVID-19 today.
  • Today 668 RDT screening tests and 479 PCR diagnostic tests were done. The cumulative number of tests done to date is 29 227 (16 123 RDTs and 13 104 PCR).
  • To date the total number of confirmed cases remains 46; recovered 18, active cases 24 and 4 deaths, since the onset of the outbreak on 20 March 2020.

The Ministry discouraged members of the public from stigmatising or teasing anyone about being sick with COVID-19 because the virus does not follow geographical boundaries, ethnicity, age, ability or gender.

See the table below:

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