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Kenya's COVID-19 cases hit 5533 as 149 test positive - KBC

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The Ministry of Health has on Tuesday confirmed 149 more COVID-19 cases bringing the country’s total to 5533.

Unfortunately, five have succumbed to the dreaded virus which brings the total number of fatalities to 138.

While revealing the new cases, Chief Administrative Secretary in the Health Ministry Rashid Aman said that the new data came from 3090 samples taken for testing.

Among the positive cases, one is a foreigner while the rest are Kenyans.

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Out of the positive cases, 94 are males while 55 are female.

Nairobi County continues to lead as 73 cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours.

Mombasa County follows with 20 cases.