Kenya's Covid-19 Death Toll Hits 100 as Virus Spreads to 38 Counties
The number of people who have died of Covid-19 in Kenya hit 100 on Saturday after four more patients succumbed to the virus.
The country also recorded 57 new recoveries, raising the total number of Covid-19 patients who have defeated the disease to 1,221.
At the same time, the Health Ministry announced the confirmation of 152 new cases, putting the tally of Covid-19 infections in Kenya at 3,457.
A bulk of the new cases (70) were registered in Nairobi followed by Mombasa with 41, Busia (16), Kiambu (9), Kajiado (4), Machakos (3) Migori (3), Kisumu (2), while Taita Taveta, Nakuru, Narok and Uasin Gishu posted one case each.
The 152 new patients include 116 males and 36 females aged between two and 65 years.
The infection has so far spread to 38 out of 47 counties, according to the Ministry of Health data.
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"We have ran a large test of 3,503 samples in the last 24 hours, out of which, 152 people tested positive for the virus"
This is not mass testing in a population of 53 million. Lockdown goes hand in hand with mass testing to control the virus.