Covid-19: Kenya cases rise to 7,886 as 309 more test positive

Three hundred and nine more people have contracted the coronavirus, the Health ministry announced on Sunday, raising Kenya’s total number of cases to 7,886.

Seven of the new patients are foreigners and the rest Kenyans.

Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Rashid Aman also reported that 51 people had been discharged from hospital, raising the country’s total number of recoveries to 2,287.

Dr Aman noted that the new infections were recorded in 37 of the 47 counties in the country, from where 4,228 samples were collected.

Ten counties accounted for majority of the cases, he said, identifying them as Nairobi, Mombasa, Narok, Busia, Nandi, Nakuru, Kajiado, Kisumu, Turkana and Makueni.

The 4,228 samples tested in the last 24 hours raised the total number of samples tested in the country to 189,263.

The ministry also said the country’s fatality rate was 2.09 per cent as of July 5, compared to the global average of 6.7 per cent.

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Dr Aman reminded the country of the deadly nature of the virus, saying individuals must adhere to basic measures to curb its spread, including regular washing of hands and maintaining social distance.

He regretted that house parties are being held and that passenger service vehicles and other service providers, especially in rural areas, have relaxed their preventive measures.

“The number of cases in the last few days shows measures are not being adhered to,” he said, highlighting the statistics for the last few days.

Kenya recorded 120 Covid-19 cases on Monday, 176 on Tuesday, 307 on Wednesday, 268 on Thursday, 247 on Friday, when it passed the 7,000 mark, and a record 389 on Saturday.