Here is the Coronavirus/ COVID-19 Situation Report or Update for Zimbabwe by the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) on 17 February 2022:
• 385 New Cases (All local) and 2 Deaths reported today. (7-day rolling average* for new cases raises to 223 from 190 (yesterday). 60 of the new cases reported today are from outbreaks detected from schools in Matabeleland North (32) and Masvingo (28)
• Vaccination Update: 3 998 received the 1st dose today bringing cumulative for 1st dose to 4 326 790; 5 540 received their 2nd dose bringing cumulative for 2nd dose to 3 359 094 while 2 863 received their 3rd dose bringing cumulative for 3rd dose to 92 522.
• As of 16 February 2022, @1500hrs there were 40 hospitalised cases: New Admissions (4), Asymptomatic 15, mild to moderate 22, severe 3 and 0 in Intensive Care Units.
• 5 590 tests done today (Positivity today was 7%)
• 134 new recoveries: National Recovery rate remains at 96% & Active cases go up 2 892
• As of today, Zimbabwe has recorded 232 598 Cases; 224 325 recoveries & 5 381 Deaths.
Province | PCR Tests Ag | Cum Cases (New) | Recovered Cases (New) | Active Cases | Deaths (New) |
Bulawayo | 1112 | 20449 (5) | 19549 (3) | 54 | 846 (0) |
Harare | 1909 | 46396 (17) | 44540 (14) | 91 | 1765 (1) |
Manicaland | 434 | 26248 (96) | 25110 (0) | 601 | 537 (1) |
Mash Cent | 384 | 13535 (2) | 13188 (5) | 33 | 314 (0) |
Mash East | 0 | 29216 (49) | 27931 (3) | 882 | 403 (0) |
Mash West | 216 | 28779 (20) | 27804 (0) | 406 | 569 (0) |
Midlands | 140 | 16939 (9) | 16245 (0) | 267 | 427 (0) |
Masvingo | 789 | 19337 (130) | 18764 (88) | 375 | 198 (0) |
Mat North | 452 | 16197(49) | 15916 (4) | 157 | 124 (0) |
Mat South | 154 | 15502 (8) | 15278 (17) | 26 | 198 (0) |
Total | 5590 | 232598 (385) | 224325 (134) | 2892 | 5381 (2) |