Twenty-four more people have tested positive for Covid-19, taking the country’s total number of confirmed cases to 435.
While issuing the daily Covid-19 presser at Afya House on Saturday, May 2, Health CAS Dr Mercy Mwangangi announced that 1,925 individuals had been tested for the virus over the last 24 hours.
Of the 24 cases,10 are men, 14 are female.
“7 cases are from Kawangware, 10 from Eastleigh, 5 from Mombasa and 2 from Kuria who had a recent journey to Tanzania,” the CAS stated.
Mwangangi added that the number of those who had recovered was 2, bringing the total number to 152.
Sadly, the CAS announced that one more person had lost her life bringing the number to 22. The new fatality a 51-year-old woman who was admitted to hospital on April 27, 2020.
Mwangangi also stated that the Ministry was also reviewing home-based care quarantine mechanisms.
“We shall soon be able to issue specific guidelines as to how this shall be undertaken and it is important to note the success of home-based care is highly pegged on our discipline as Kenyans and corporation in ensuring that we adhere to this guidelines,” she stated.
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