This archive report was first published on 18 April 2020.
On April 18, 2020, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe warned that more than 3.5 million Kenyans were at risk of contracting Covid-19 if they failed to adhere to government regulations.
Speaking during a daily press briefing, Kagwe revealed that almost every estate within Nairobi had recorded a positive case.
The estates that had recorded positive cases included Kilimani, Kawangware, Karen, Pipeline, Utawala, Mlolongo, Ngara, and Eastleigh, among others.
On Saturday, a total of 16 people tested positive for the Coronavirus, raising the total number of infections to 262.
Out of the 16 new cases, 15 were Kenyans and one was a foreign national, with no history of traveling and not from any of the quarantine facilities set aside by the government.
