Tanzania’s Covid-19 cases soar to 480

By , K24 Digital
On Wed, 29 Apr, 2020 13:21 | < 1 min read
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Tanzania Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa. PHOTO | COURTESY
Tanzania Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa. PHOTO | COURTESY

The number of Covid-19 cases in Tanzania has risen to 480 after 196 people tested positive for the virus.

Tanzania Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said the country had also recorded six more deaths, bringing the number of fatalities to 16 in the East African country.

According to The Citizen, Tanzania's English news website, PM Majaliwa said that 174 of the new cases are from the mainland while 22 are from Zanzibar.

The number of those who have recovered from the virus increased to 167 from 48.