Eighteen more people tested positive for coronavirus disease raising the total number of infections to 174 in the country.
Dr. Makur Koriom says 16 of the confirmed cases are South Sudanese while two are truck drivers at Nimule border.
Out of the 16 South Sudanese, two are from the internally displaced persons’ camps or PoC in Juba, one is a random sample from Al-Sabah Children’s Hospital, and one is from a zone in Juba, the undersecretary explains.
Dr. Makur adds ‘this is a new dimension in the spread of the disease in the country because earlier the virus was reported in a PoC in Bentiu.
South Sudan has two recoveries and no deaths related to coronavirus disease.