Kenya's virus cases rise to 2,216, highest number of recoveries recorded

In Summary

• Aman warned Kenyans against using face masks as 'chin guards' and wearing them below the nose.

• A number of Kenyans pull down the masks down to the chin.

Health CAS Rashid Aman during the daily Covid-19 briefing at Afya House on June 3, 2020.
Health CAS Rashid Aman during the daily Covid-19 briefing at Afya House on June 3, 2020.
Image: MERCY MUMO

Kenya on Wednesday recorded 123 Covid-19 cases, bringing the total to 2,216.

This is out of 2,112 samples tested in 24 hours.

A total of 85,058 tests have been done to date.

 

The country recorded the highest number of discharges on Wednesday at 54.

This has raised the total recoveries to 553.

However, another three males have died, raising the death toll to 74.

The youngest was a 12-year-old boy who was discovered to be positive posthumously. 

The new cases are spread as follows: Nairobi (44 ),   Mombasa  (34),     Busia (20),   Uasin Gishu (12),   Kiambu,  Kajiado and Nyeri (3),  Kilifi (2), Garissa (1)  and Laikipia (1).

The distribution of the cases in the sub-counties is  as follows;  the  44  cases in Nairobi are from;  Kibra (10),      Westlands (9),   Dagoretti  North  (4) Embakasi West (4),   Embakasi South  (3), Langata  (3),    Makadara (3),    Mathare (3),  Kasarani (3),  Ruaraka and Kamukunji each have one  case.

In Mombasa, the 34  cases are from Mvita (11),  Jomvu, (8),  Changamwe (5),  Likoni (4),  Kisauni and Nyali have (3)  cases each.

 

The twenty 20  cases in Busia are all of truck drivers at the  Malaba border, while the 12 cases in Uasin Gishu are also of truck drivers at Turbo.  

Similarly, the three  cases in Kajiado are all of truck  drivers. In Nyeri, the three cases are from Nyeri Central, (2)  and Nyeri South (1),  in Garissa the one case is from Garissa town  and  in  Laikipia, the  one  case is from Laikipia West.

Ninety of the cases are male and 33 are female.

The youngest is eight  years old, while the oldest is 84.

Aman warned Kenyans against using face masks as 'chin guards' and wearing them below the nose.

A number of Kenyans pull down the masks down to the chin.

"It is disturbing that  a few  of  our  people have reverted to business as usual. A casual walk down the streets of Nairobi Central Business District reveals that some of  our  people are  not  wearing  masks, or  are wearing  them  improperly.  This  is   unacceptable," Aman said.

Mobile labs on the Namanga border and Mai Mahiu have been operationalised to serve truck drivers, Aman said.

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