Covid-19: Tanzania records 37 new recoveries

Tanzania's Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu (centre) speaks during a briefing on coronavirus. PHOTO | THE CITIZEN

Thirty-seven more people have recovered from coronavirus in Tanzania, while 71 patients are awaiting final tests before they can be discharged, the Health ministry has said.

“The 37 patients discharged are among the 108 who have been diagnosed with coronavirus but do not currently have any symptoms of the disease, such as fever, flu or cough,” Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu said in a briefing on Friday.