Two-Year-Old Child Contracts Covid-19 in Kenya as Cases Rise to 191

The number of coronavirus infections in Kenya has climbed to 191 after two more people tested positive for the illness.

In a press briefing on Saturday, Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Mercy Mwangangi said the two new patients include a two-year-old child and a 32-year-old. The two; a Kenyan and a foreigner, do not have a history of travel.

“Both were picked by our surveillance teams. One is Kenyan and the other foreigner,” said Mwangangi.

The two cases were recorded in Mombasa and Nairobi counties and were detected from 491 samples tested in the past 24 hours.

Out of the 191 Covid-19 cases in Kenya, 109 are males while 82 are female. Dr. Mwangangi said a total of 2,054 contacts have been monitored so far, out of which 1,546 have been discharged.

Two more patients have recovered, raising the total number of recoveries in Kenya to 24. The death toll from the virus stands at seven.

A majority of the 191 confirmed cases (124) are aged between 30 and 59 years, representing 65 percent while seven patients are aged 60 years and above, representing 3.7 percent.