This archive report was first published on 18 June 2020.
On June 18, 2020, Kenya witnessed a significant spike in COVID-19 cases, with 213 new cases reported, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 4,257.
The positive cases came from a sample pool of 6,024 people, the highest pool so far, following a backlog of samples due to a shortage of reagents. However, reagents have since been replenished.
According to the Health Ministry, the youngest of the new cases is one year old, while the oldest is 73 years. The new cases are distributed across various counties, including Nairobi, Mombasa, Kiambu, and others.
On a sad note, Kenya has also recorded its highest number of deaths in a single day, with 10 patients succumbing to COVID-19, raising the number of fatalities to 117 people.
Health Ministry CAS Dr. Rashid Aman further announced that 106 more patients had been discharged after fully recovering from the virus, raising the number of recoveries to 1,459.
