This archive report was first published on 5 August 2020.
Kenya's COVID-19 cases continue to rise, with 671 new infections reported on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, bringing the national tally to 23,873.
According to Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, the new cases were recorded after 6,200 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
CS Kagwe also announced that 603 patients have recovered from various healthcare systems in the country, bringing the total number of recoveries to 9,930.
Of the recoveries, 436 patients were treated through the home-based care system, while 167 were discharged from hospitals across the country.
Unfortunately, 3 patients succumbed to the respiratory disease, raising the total number of fatalities to 391.
CS Kagwe shed light on a family that had registered 48 COVID-19 positive cases and one death, revealing that one of their members had traveled from Nairobi to Migori village.
"My information regarding this particular situation is that somebody came from Nairobi and went to Migori and there started that whole thing within the family (infections). In addition to that, somebody also came from Nairobi and went to Siaya to say hello to the mother and took the disease to the mother…He then brought the mother back to Nairobi to be treated….he died but the mother is still being treated," explained CS Kagwe.
CS Kagwe emphasized the importance of adhering to COVID-19 protocols, warning that the easiest way to destroy one's parents is by visiting them without masks and without caring.
