Covid-19 updates:16 more cases confirmed, tally rises to 262

The Ministry of Health has confirmed has 16 new cases of Covid-19 raising the tally to 262 cases in the country.

The 16 confirmed cases Saturday afternoon by Cabinet Secretary for Health Mutahi Kagwe were sampled from 1015 individuals who were tested in the last 24 hours.

None of the positive cases announced by CS Kagwe had a history of travel.

CS Kagwe further confirmed that two people have succumbed to Covid-19 bringing the total death toll to 12.

At the same time, the Health Ministry has discharged seven patients raising the number of those who have fully recovered from Covid-19 to 60.