Hope for COVID-19 patients as 97 more discharged » Capital News

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 8- Kenya recorded 97 recoveries on Monday, the highest since the COVID-19 pandemic was first reported in the country.

Health Chief Administrative Secretary Dr Rashid Aman said the total number of recoveries has risen to 849.

“This is a clear indication that contracting the disease is not a death sentence,” he said at a press conference Monday, when he announced that a one-year-old child was among 95 new cases of COVID-19, raising the national tally to 2,862.

In the new cases, Mombasa had 56 followed by Nairobi which had 13, Busia 10, Kajiado 6 and kilifi 3. Kitui, Kwale and Marsabit had one case each.

“We expect that these numbers are going to rise, but we should not lose hope. Most of our hospitals that are attending to the positive cases have done an exceptional job. We are recording more and more recoveries,” he said.

Fatalities from the virus rose to 85 after a patient succumbed in Nairobi.

The Ministry of Health has now urged people above 60 years and caregivers to wear N95 masks.

Anyone with underlying condition is also required to wear the N95 mask due to the high risk of contracting the virus, in line with new guidelines from the World Health Organisation, WHO.