Kenya Confirms 7 New Coronavirus Cases, Raising the Tally to 38

Kenya has confirmed seven new cases of coronavirus, raising the total number of infections in the country to 38.

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe in a media briefing on Saturday said the seven patients were picked from 81 suspected cases tested in various laboratories in the past 24 hours.

All seven cases were recorded in Nairobi County and include three women and 4 men. Out of the seven, four are Kenyans, two Congolese nationals and one Chinese citizen.

“All the 7 cases are from Nairobi County…this now puts Nairobi County as leading with 28 cases of those who have so far turned positive; Kilifi has 6, Mombasa has 2, while Kajiado and Kwale have one each.”

CS Kagwe further noted that four of the patients traveled from countries affected by the epidemic, one had been to Mombasa and the other two are contacts of previous cases.

“Our first patient together with the third patient has tested negative in their first re-testing. A repeat test is scheduled in the next 48 hours; we remain hopeful that the repeat test will be negative, confirming full recovery to allow for their discharge from our treatment center,” said Kagwe.

Out of the total 38 cases, 21 are male while the remaining 16 are female. 1,141 close contacts of the 38 patients have been traced and 163 have since been discharged after the 14-day follow up period.