Rwanda: Update COVID-19 (02 May 2021) Format 02 May 2021 — Twenty-eight (28) new COVID-19 cases were identified out of 3763 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to twenty-five thousand, two hundred, and fifty-three (25253). To date, twenty-three thousand, four hundred, and forty-two (23442) patients have recovered, including one hundred and eleven (111) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is one thousand, four hundred, and seventy-four (1474) and three hundred and thirty-seven (337) deaths. The new cases are in Kigali: 11, Gicumbi: 4, Karongi: 3, Nyamagabe: Ruhango: 3, Nyanza:1, Rutsiro: 1, Rubavu: 1, Kamonyi: 1. The COVID-19 prevention measures announced by the Government of Rwanda must continue to be rigorously observed, especially frequent hand-washing and physical distancing. In addition, face masks must be worn in public and multi-family compounds.