May 27: Health Minister infected, cases pass 1,000 mark

Local media portals have reported that Zambia’s health minister has tested positive for COVID-19.

Zambia virus stats as of May 24, 2020 at 13:00 GMT

Confirmed cases = 920

Deaths = 7

Recoveries = 336

Active cases = 577

May 20: Nakonde records more new cases

Nakonde, the border town with Tanzania continues to record more cases of the virus.

The one-stop border post in Nakonde was closed last week by President Lungu amid a spike in cases.

May 14 = 654 cases (208 new cases), 7 deaths, 124 recoveries

May 13 = 446 cases (5 new cases), 7 deaths, 117 recoveries

May 12 = 441 cases (174 new cases), 7 deaths, 117 recoveries

May 11 = 267 cases (0 new cases), 7 deaths, 117 recoveries

May 10 = 267 cases, 7 deaths, 117 recoveries

The town of Nakonde was declared a hot spot by the Ministry of Health on May 10 leading to the closure of the frontier with Tanzania.

On Saturday (May 9) 76 new cases were reported in Nakonde, the border town in question.