6 More People Contract Covid-19 in Kenya, Tally Rises to 197

The number of coronavirus infections in Kenya has climbed to 197 after the Health Ministry confirmed six new cases on Sunday.

The six cases were detected from a total of 766 samples tested for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said in a press statement.

Five out of the six new patients are Kenyan nationals while one is a foreigner. The six patients are aged between 25 and 29 years.

Four of the cases were recorded in Nairobi County while the remaining two were registered in Siaya and Mombasa. 

Two of the confirmed cases recently traveled to the country from the Middle East while one traveled from Mombasa. The other three cases do not have a history of recent travel.

Five of them were in designated quarantine centers while one was picked by the Ministry of Health’s surveillance team.

The ministry also announced the death of one more Covid-19 patient in Siaya County, raising the total number of fatalities to eight. At the same time, one patient recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 25.

So far, a total of 2,160 cases have been monitored with 1,660 of them getting discharged after testing negative for the virus.

Since Kenya recorded its first Covid-19 case last month, 7,449 samples have been examined.