He said half of the tests that were done on Sunday were from those in quarantine.
"Our lab capacity can only take 300 samples within 24 hours but we are working round the clock to bring the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital on Board within the week to increase our capacity," he said.
He said though the current youthful generation is an advantage in fighting the spread of the disease, the weak health system and disease burden of the communicable diseases like HIV/Aids might hamper the efforts.
Amoth said those who are not adherent to medicine might undergo a viral suppression putting them at more risk of contracting the virus.
Health CS Mutahi Kagwe said if only Kenyans would adhere to the social distancing and washing of hands, the country would stand in a better position to defeat the disease.
"It is not about the government forcing Kenyans to do what they do not want but doing what it must take to overcome the challenge at hand," he said.
He said so far the country has over 20,000 testing kits and more donations are flocking in.
Kenya recorded eight more coronavirus cases on Monday putting the country's total number at 50.
Kagwe said Nairobi now leads with 37 confirmed Covid-19 cases followed by Kilifi (6), Mombasa (4) while Kajiado, Kwale and Kitui counties have one each.
Tracing of contacts for this 50 is ongoing.
Out of the 50 cases, 26 are male and 24 female.
"From the 2,050 people in mandatory quarantine, we have in the last 24 hours tested 172 samples, 84 samples have so far been analyzed and have received confirmation of 1 person who has tested positive for coronavirus," Kagwe said.
