This archive report was first published on 6 July 2020.
Kenya's COVID-19 death toll rose to 159 on Saturday, July 4, after the Ministry of Health reported five additional coronavirus-related deaths.
With 7,577 virus cases reported since March 14, the country's case fatality rate stands at 2.1 per cent, a significant drop from the peak of 5.1 per cent in April.
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe acknowledged the efforts of healthcare workers in taking care of patients, attributing their efforts to the high recoveries recorded.
"The success is owed to the diligent work and dedication by our healthcare workers. We thank them for this achievement and we want to encourage them to continue offering such selfless service to our people," he said.
However, Kagwe raised concern over the rising number of deaths amid increased infections in the country, urging Kenyans to abide by the containment measures issued by the ministry to prevent further spread of the virus.
"The simplicity of these containment measures makes them very easy to ignore, and some of our people have literally abandoned them. If we must stop the spread of this virus, we have no choice but to obey them," Kagwe added.
