Kenya records 14 new virus cases, total rises to 621

Kenya has recorded 14 new Covid-19 cases, raising the total to 621.

Health CAS Rashid Aman on Friday said 922 samples were tested in 24 hours.

Thirteen cases were picked by our surveillance teams while one case is from a quarantine facility.

Ten of the new cases are from Nairobi, three are from Mombasa and one is from Machakos.

This marks the first case in Machakos.

A total of 19 counties have Covid-19 cases.

The Nairobi cases were distributed as follows Kasarani (4), two from Makadara, and one each from Umoja One, South C, Irigu in Dagoretti South and mandatory quarantine.

The three in Mombasa are from Likoni while the one case in Machakos is from Athi River.

Of the new cases, nine are male and five are female.

The youngest case is an 11-month-old baby while the oldest is 49.

There are five more discharges, raising the total to 202.

The CAS urged Kenyans to keep following guidelines given by the government to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

"We appreciate that these measures create a great deal of inconveniences to everyone... a time comes when everyone has to make sacrifices," he said.

Meanwhile, Aman warned Kenyans using panya routes to beat movement restrictions.

Earlier on Friday, 237 Kenyans returned to the country from India and proceeded to self-quarantine.

The repatriation comes after the state organised chartered flights to allow Kenyans to travel back at their own cost.

Ministry of Health acting director general Dr Patrick Amoth said 34 health workers have tested positive for Covid-19 to date.

He said out of the 29,430. tests done so far, 21,000 are primary tests. 

The rest are repeat tests.

Eastleigh has become a hot spot for the coronavirus.

The area has registered 63 cases, prompting the government to on Wednesday place the area under partial lockdown for 15 days.

Amoth said the government is expecting a shipment of 8,064 tests.