South Sudan’s Covid-19 cases rises to 52 after three test results returned positive on Monday.
Two of the new confirmed cases are South Sudanese and one truck driver intercepted at Nimule border while on his way to Juba.
Speaking to the press undersecretary at the Ministry of Health Dr. Makur Koriom says the two local cases is a 37-year-old man who presented symptoms on April 20th and the other patient is a contact of case number 35.
The new cases were confirmed hours after the Ministry of Health discharged its first two recovered patients.
South Sudan has not recorded any death cases related to coronavirus in the country.