Zimbabwe Coronavirus/ COVID-19 Update 23 December 2021

Here is the Coronavirus/ COVID-19 Situation Report or Update for Zimbabwe by the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) on 23 December 2021:
- 1 940 New Cases (All local) and 27 Deaths were reported today. (7-day rolling average* for new cases goes down to 2 149 from 2 473 (yesterday). NB: 4 Of the 14 deaths reported by Harare occurred in the community on 21 December and were no reported.
- Vaccination Update: 10 370 received the 1st dose today bringing cumulative for 1st dose to 4 089 039 while 10 148 received their 2nd dose bringing cumulative for 2nd dose to 3 098 820 as at 1600 hrs.
- As of 22 December 2021, @1500hrs there were 401 hospitalised cases: New Admissions (49), Asymptomatic 21, mild to moderate 335, severe 41 and 4 in Intensive Care Units.
- 3 919 tests done today (Positivity today was 49.5%)
- 3 640 new recoveries: National Recovery rate rise to 75% & Active cases go down 45 180.
- As of today, Zimbabwe has recorded 201 344 Cases 151 309 recoveries & 4 855 Deaths.
Province | PCR Tests Ag | Cum Cases (New) | Recovered Cases (New) | Active Cases | Deaths (New) |
Bulawayo | 739 | 19 267(103) | 14426(90) | 4081 | 760(1) |
Harare | 499 | 44 048(191) | 33 259(1503) | 9 188 | 1 601(14) |
Manicaland | 487 | 21 563(302) | 15 995(224) | 5094 | 474(3) |
Mash Cent | 246 | 11 723(146) | 9 096(242) | 2511 | 262(1) |
Mash East | 359 | 23 911(334) | 15459(0) | 8090 | 362(5) |
Mash West | 279 | 24360(228) | 17 469(64) | 6387 | 504(2) |
Midlands | 401 | 15485(224) | 11 625(347) | 3448 | 412(0) |
Masvingo | 507 | 15 630(138) | 13 954(418) | 1 487 | 189(1) |
Mat North | 120 | 12 287(166) | 9 378(196) | 2 801 | 108(0) |
Mat South | 282 | 12 924(108) | 10 648(556) | 2093 | 183(0) |
Total | 3 919 | 201 $44(1940) | 151 309(3640) | 45 180 | 4 855(27) |