MINISTRY of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Dr Kennedy Malama says 421 people succumbed to COVID-19 in the last one week. And Dr Malama has announced that 228,000 additional doses of AstraZeneca vaccine are expected to arrive in the country today. In a statement, Sunday, Dr Malama said the COVID-19 positivity rate for the week dropped slightly to 24% from 26% the previous week. “Our overall positivity for the week dropped slightly from 26% the previous week to 24%. It is, however, too early to tell as yet if the worst is behind us. Regarding the deaths, we lost 421 people in the last one week compared to 378 the previous week. The last two days have seen some...

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