Own Correspondent

Zimbabwe recorded 13 new deaths related to Covid-19 as the capital breached the 100 mark in fatalities according to the latest report from the Minister of Health and Child Care.

Harare surpasses 100 fatalities with 10 deaths recorded taking the city’s tally to 103 since recording of Covid-19 related deaths started on March 23. The other deaths were on Mashonaland East with 1 and Matabeleland South with 2.

The total number of Covid-19 related deaths in Zimbabwe as of 26 August now sits on 179.

There were 55 new cases, none from Harare or Bulawayo to bring the case load cumulatively to 6251.

There were 40 recoveries bringing the total in that column to 5001.

Active cases are now 1071.