Cabinet received an update on the Country’s Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic, and a Report on the Procurement and Roll-Out of Vaccines, as presented by the Chairman of the Ministers’ Committee on the National Covid-19 Response, Honourable Vice President and Minister of Health and Care, Gen. (Rtd.) Dr. C.G.D.N. Chiwenga.
The nation is being informed that 1 death was recorded during the week under review, compared to the 3 recorded the previous week. The number of new cases continued to decrease. However, during the week under review, there were 26 new admissions, compared to the 21 recorded the previous week, with 3 being in intensive care unit. As at 11 March 2023, the country’s cumulative cases since the outbreak of Covid-19 in 2020 had reached 264 385, with 258 313 recoveries and 5 672 cumulative deaths. The recovery rate was 98 percent, with 370 active cases having been reported.
Regarding the national vaccination programme, Cabinet wishes to inform the nation that a total of 6 865 048 first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have so far been administered, while 5 089 413 people have received their second dose, and 1 637 094 their third dose. There was an increase in the national vaccination coverage for the first dose to 61,1 percent from the 60,8 percent which was recorded previously.
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 1 (NDS1) PERFORMANCE REPORT FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2022
Cabinet received and adopted the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) Performance Report for the Fourth Quarter of 2022, which was presented by the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Honourable Mthuli Ncube.
Source : Allafrica
