December 28 - 2020 KHARTOUM Cartoon by Omar Dafallah (RD) The Khartoum Ministry of Health reported yesterday “a remarkable increase” in the number of COVID-19 infections in the state. 241 new cases were registered on Friday. Nine patients died, and five recovered. The total number of coronavirus cases in Khartoum since the first patient was registered in March, reached 17,249*, Mahjoub Menoufeli, Director of the Ministry, stated. 17 Rapid Response Teams are visiting people with symptoms at their homes in the Sudanese capital. During the past 24 hours the teams visited 40 houses, and took samples of 93 suspected cases, Menoufeli said. The COVID-19 treatment centres in Khartoum received 23 confirmed cases.