5 new cases of coronavirus, numbers stand at 189 - CS Kagwe

April 10, 2020 3:56 PM

504 samples have been tested in the last 24 hours

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The CS for health Mutahi Kagwe on Friday reported that Kenya has five new cases of coronavirus totaling the number to 189 confirmed cases of COVID-19. This is out of the 504 samples that have been tested within the last 24 hours.

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All the new cases are Kenyans and only one case has a history of travel from United Arabs Emirates. Also, three of the cases are from Mombasa and the other two from Nyandarua and Nairobi respectively.

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One of the cases was from mandatory quarantine while the rest were picked by the government's surveiilance team. The individuals are aged between 27 – 58 years old; two males and three females.