Covid-19: Kenya confirms 45 new cases, total sharply rises to 535

Forty five more people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 535.

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe said on Tuesday that this is the highest number of Covid-19 cases so far recorded in Kenya.

Out of the total number of the new cases, 29 are from Nairobi, 11 are from Mombasa while 5 are from Wajir.

Kagwe said in the new cases, 30 are male and 15 female.

 

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