Fr. Ronald Mayanja, the Masaka Diocesan communications director has confirmed that the Bishop tested positive for the virus.
Masaka Diocesan Bishop Serverus Jjumba is said to have contracted Covid-19 on Wednesday.
“It’s true the Bishop is sick and is currently at Mulago National Referral Hospital, but you shouldn’t cause alarm to the public. As we pray to God, the doctors are also doing everything possible to save his life,” Fr. Mayanja was quoted on the media as saying.
This brings to 6, the number of top catholic priests in the diocese who are currently receiving treatment at Mulago National Referral Hospital.
Bishop Jjumba,58, was consecrated bishop on July 6 last year replacing Bishop John Baptist Kaggwa who retired at the age of 75 in 2018.
