That figure represents a big rise from the 3,117 recorded over the same period in 2019.
Now Zambian health officials are grappling with a wave of dead-on-arrival cases at the country’s main referral hospital.
The spike in cases may be related to residents not following Covid-19 guidelines, as well as to widespread misconceptions about the virus.
“We have recorded an increase in the number of Brought-In-Dead (BID) cases,” says Professor Lloyd Mulenga, Director of infectious diseases at Zambia’s Health Ministry.
According to Professor Mulenga, UTH recorded 4,339 BID cases from early June to early November as compared to 3,711 in the same period in 2019.