Covid-19 confirmed cases climb to 197 in 24 hours – Nairobi News

Tests carried out in the past 24 hours have seen six more people test positive for Covid-19, bringing the total tally of confirmed cases in the country to 197.

The spike was announced in a statement from the Ministry of Health, which showed that the new cases were confirmed after 766 people were tested in the past one day.

According to the National Emergency Response Committee, out of the six new cases, five are male and one female.

Five of the persons who have tested positive for coronavirus are Kenyan and one is a foreign national.

The Health CS Mutahi Kagwe team said that one more patient was discharged from hospital, bringing to 25 the number of persons who have recovered from the virus and discharged.

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