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Kenya's COVID-19 Cases Surge with 461 New Infections

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Nyakundi Report

Newsroom 1 min read

This archive report was first published on 15 July 2020.

On July 15, 2020, Kenya's coronavirus cases continued to swell with 461 more people testing positive for the virus out of 4,261 samples tested in the last 24 hours.

According to Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) for Health, Dr. Rashid Aman, the 461 positive cases consisted of 320 males and 141 females, with the youngest being a one-year-old infant and the oldest 86.

Dr. Aman also announced that 51 patients had been discharged from various hospitals, bringing the number of recoveries from the disease in the country to 3,068.

However, the high number of fatalities this week was a concern, with seven more people succumbing to the disease.

The total number of cases in Kenya now stands at 11,252, with the cumulative tests carried out so far reaching 225,495.

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