Health Chief Administrative Secretary Mercy Mwangangi on Thursday, April 23 announced that over the last 24 hours, 17 Kenyans have tested positive for Covid 19.
This takes the number of confirmed cases in the country to 320.
The CAS informed that 668 samples had been tested over the last 24 hours, with 6 having recovered from the virus. Nairobi county had the largest number of tested samples with 478.
Fortunately, over the last 24 hours, the country has not recorded a single death from the virus, with the number at 14
14 of the 17 confirmed cases were persons who were picked by the ministry’s surveillance team, with all of them being Kenyans. 2 people were from the nationally designated quarantine facilities.
Of the confirmed cases, Mwangangi stated that there were 9 males and 8 females. The cases were spread across the country as follows; Mombasa County recorded 12 of the cases and Nairobi County recorded 5.
The CAS advised members of the public to take the Covid-19 pandemic seriously, warning of a greater danger if they continued to defy the given national directives.
With a majority of the latest cases in the country being Kenyans picked up by the surveillance team, the CAS warned that the virus had become more of a local problem.
Mwangangi commended local innovative efforts across the country aiding in the fight against Covid-19.
“We’re glad Kenyans are taking handwashing measures seriously,” Mwangangi acknowledged, however, pointed out that Kenyans had depended more on the use of sanitizers than soap and water.
She informed that the government was engaging various stakeholders to help cater for bills of persons in quarantine facilities who are unable to.
Health Director-General Patrick Amoth stated that the government was fast-tracking efforts of testing individuals quarantined after they are nabbed during the curfew
