Kenyan Woman Dies Days After Recovering from Covid-19

A Kenyan family from Kitengela, Kajiado County is mourning the death of their daughter who passed away less than three weeks after she was declared coronavirus-free.

Naila Lesaloi, a mother of two, had been diagnosed with Covid-19 and was admitted at Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral Hospital for treatment.

On May 13th, Lesaloi was discharged from the facility after defeating the dreaded disease and even took to social media to express her joy and gratitude to those who stood with her.

“Thanks Kajiado county paid my bill. I’m home finally…Sleeping in my bed,” she wrote on Facebook.

But a few days after she arrived home, she began experiencing breathing difficulties, according to her sister Winnie Lesaloi.

She was taken to Kitengela Hospital and later transferred to Kajiado County Hospital, where she died while receiving medication last Saturday. The cause of her death remains unclear.
 
“She’s now in a better place, where there’s no sickness or pain. She is at peace,” said Winnie.

“After a few days of leaving the hospital she started experiencing breathing problems, she was taken by our brother Lemie Lenge’te Lesaloi to Kitengela hospital where later she was transferred to Kajiado hospital. The last few days she’s been unresponsive and breathing with the help of oxygen. She has left behind two children. Job and Grace.”

As of Tuesday, there were 2,989 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Kenya, 873 recoveries, and 88 fatalities.