Kenya has registered the highest number of Covid-19 cases in a single day.
On Tuesday May 5, the Ministry of Health confirmed 46 new cases of coronavirus disease, bringinging the total number of infections to 535.
Speaking during a press briefing on the Covid-19 situation in the country at Afya House, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe said that the new infections are from 1077 Samples tested within the last 24 hours.
“Today our cumulative figure of those who have tested positive for the Covid-19 stands at 535 people. This is because out of the 1077 samples tested some 45 people have turned positive. This of course is the highest number recorded in 24 hours,” said CS Kagwe
Nairobi’s Eastleigh estate produced 29 of those new infections.
Mombasa produced 11 of the new cases, whereas Wajir recorded five new coronavirus infections. The five Wajir cases had a recent history of travel to Mogadishu, Somalia, said the CS.
A Somali national was the other new carrier of the virus, said the minister. Thirty (30) of the new cases were registered among male carriers, whereas female patients were 15.
CS Kagwe also revealed that nine new recoveries were recorded, bringing Kenya’s total number of discharged patients to 182.
Eastleigh, Kawangware and Mombasa’s Old Town areas have been marked as COVID-19 hotspots with total cases of 63, 24 and 39 respectively.
