HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo says nine people have succumbed to COVID-19 since December 2023. And Masebo has revealed that about 137 learners tested positive for COVID-19 at Kapiri Mposhi Girls Technical School, Chisamba Boarding School and Nchelenge Secondary School, but are all now stable. Giving a Ministerial Statement in the National Assembly, Tuesday, Masebo said the country had seen a steady rise in the number of positive COVID-19 cases, with 3,292 cases having been confirmed. “Through our routine COVID-19 surveillance system, the country has seen a steady rise in the number of positive cases of COVID-19 beginning the last week of December, 2023. There has been an increase in COVID-19 positivity in the initial weeks of the year, with a...
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