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Kenya reports 788 new coronavirus cases

788 new coronavirus cases, 14 Kenyans succumb to Covid-19
Health CAS Rashid Aman
Health CAS Rashid Aman

Kenya has reported 788 new coronavirus cases bringing the total count to 19,913.

100 patients have recovered from Covid-19 with 8 being from home-based care and 92 having been discharged from health facilities.

Making the announcement on Thursday, Health CAS Rashid Aman also reported that Kenya had lost 14 people to Covid-19.

"14 patients have also died bringing the total number of fatalities to 235," the Health CAS confirmed.

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Kenya has tested 295,280 samples since the first case was reported on March 13.

785 of the new cases are Kenyans and three are foreigners, with the youngest being a one-year-old while the oldest is 89 years.

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