Kenya’s COVID-19 cases have risen to 5384 after 178 individuals tested positive in the last 24 hours with Nairobi leading with 100 cases.
A total of 21 cases were reported Thursday from Kajiado County by Chief Administrative Secretary Dr Mercy Mwangangi.
The cases come from a sample pool of 3918 that health officials took for testing.
The Health Ministry has however discharged 34 patients from various facilities bringing the total number of recoveries to 1857.
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The death toll arising from the virus now stands at 132 after two were confirmed to have died.
Among the cases, three are foreigners and Kenyans.
The youngest is a one-year-old and the oldest to have contracted the disease is a 76-year-old.
In terms of distribution of the cases;Nairobi (100), Kajiado (21), Migori (17), Kiambu (16) Busia (8), Mombasa (7), Machakos (4), Nakuru (2) while Uasin Gishu, Kericho and Taita Taveta recorded a case each.
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