This archive report was first published on 22 June 2020.
On June 22, 2020, the Ministry of Health in Kenya announced 59 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of persons who have contracted the disease in the country to 4,797.
According to Health CAS Dr. Mercy Mwangangi, the new cases are from 2,354 samples that were tested in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of samples tested so far to 142,366.
Of the new cases, 47 are male and 12 are female, with the youngest being seven years old and the oldest 67 years old.
Dr. Mwangangi also announced that 73 people have recovered from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,680, and unfortunately, two people have lost their lives, bringing the total number of fatalities to 125.
She appealed to Kenyans to embrace containment measures, especially in the counties, and emphasized the importance of community participation in the home-based care system.
The new cases are distributed among seven counties, with Nairobi having the highest number of reported cases at 28, followed by Mombasa with 21, and Kisii, Bungoma, and Uasin Gishu each having one case.
