North kivu records the highest number of new Covid19 cases again!

 DRC recorded on  Tuesday 20 new confirmed positive cases for covid 19. According to the bulletin of the technical committee of the response, 12 cases are from North Kivu, 5 in Kinshasa, 2 in Ituri and 1 in Haut Uélé.
Since the start of the epidemic declared on March 10, 2020, the cumulative number of cases has stood at 9,741, including 9,740 confirmed cases and 1 probable case.
13 new people discharged cured in the CTCo and among the patients followed at home in Kinshasa. There have already been 8,895 people cured and 246 deaths (245 confirmed cases and 1 probable case since the start after 3 new deaths of the confirmed cases recorded this Wednesday.
• 213 suspected cases after investigations;
• 293 samples tested;
In its bulletin, the response indicates that the Covid-19 test is free for everyone in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. However, the traveler test costs US $ 30.
The 17 provinces affected:
• Kinshasa: 7,854 cases;
• North Kivu: 563 cases;
• Kongo Central: 429 cases;
• Haut-Katanga: 314 cases;
• South Kivu: 295 cases;
• Lualaba: 94 cases;
• Ituri: 90 cases;
• Haut-Uélé: 44 cases;
• Tshopo: 27 cases;
• Nord-Ubangi: 9 cases;
• Ecuador: 6 cases;
• Kwilu: 6 cases;
• Sud-Ubangi: 5 cases;
• Haut-Lomami: 1 case:
• Kasaï: 1 case;
• Kasaï Central: 1 case;
• Kwango: 1 case.