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Blessing Karubwa, Chronicle Reporter

ONE person succumbed to Covid-19 on Sunday, as the country recorded 53 cases in the last 24-hour reporting period.

Zimbabwe has so far recorded 245 820 cases, 5 438 deaths and 236 841 recoveries.

The national recovery rate remains at 96% and active cases go down to 3 541.

5 of the new cases reported yesterday were from outbreaks detected from schools Mashonaland Central (5).

The vaccination programme is continuing countrywide with 4 914 255 people having received their first dose, 3 490 701 receiving their second dose while 264 378 receiving their third dose.

A total of 31 905 received their first jab yesterday, 5 801 received their second jab while 15 605 received their third jab.

As of March 26, 2022, at 3 PM there were 27 people that were hospitalized with four three admissions. No one was admitted in Intensive Care Units, while 23 people had mild to moderate symptoms. Four people were asymptomatic and no one had severe symptoms.

Mashonaland Central recorded the highest number of cases, followed by Mashonaland West and Midlands which recorded nine cases each. Harare and Matabeleland North recorded five cases each.

Mashonaland East recorded four cases.

Matabeleland South had three cases while Masvingo, Manicaland and Bulawayo had two cases each.

– @ BlezarKarubwa