This archive report was first published on 28 June 2020.
On June 27, Health CAS Mercy Mwangangi announced that Kenya's total COVID-19 cases had risen to 6,070 after 259 more individuals tested positive in the last 24 hours.
According to the Health CAS, Nairobi county led with the highest number of cases, with 127 positive cases reported.
Out of the 259 positive cases, 159 were males and 100 females, with the youngest being an 8-month-old infant and the oldest being 92 years old.
The cases were distributed across various counties, with Lamu being the latest county to report a positive case, bringing the total number of counties with COVID-19 cases to 41.
On a positive note, the Health CAS announced that the ministry was now operating at optimum capacity in the war against the coronavirus.
“We are sufficiently ready in treating and managing COVID-19,” she asserted.
