This archive report was first published on 20 June 2020.
On June 19, 2020, a police officer at Kamukunji Police Station in Nairobi took a COVID-19 test at Aga Khan Hospital and was found to be positive.
The officer, who has been quarantined at his home in Ruiru, is currently undergoing treatment and observation. His three children are also under quarantine at the same residence.
Another police constable from the same station, but attached to the Rapid Response Medical team based at DCI Training school in South C, tested positive on June 18, 2020, and was taken to Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral Hospital for treatment. His family has been quarantined at his station house within Kamukunji Police Quarters.
The third officer, a resident at Fuata Nyayo Estate off Enterprise Road in the city, was also found positive after taking a test at Mbagathi Hospital on June 19, 2020. He is also at the Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral Hospital, while his family is quarantined at their home.
As a precautionary measure, an emergency response team will be sent to Kamukunji for rapid testing of the officers within the station.
On June 19, 2020, 117 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Kenya, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 4,374. Health CAS Rashid Aman said 112 of the new cases are Kenyans and five are foreigners.
