This archive report was first published on 5 May 2020.
On May 5, 2020, Kenya's Covid-19 cases surpassed the 500 mark after the Ministry of Health confirmed 45 more cases, bringing the total to 535.
This was the highest number of cases recorded on a single day since the disease was first reported in the country.
Of the 45 cases, 29 were from Eastleigh in Nairobi, 11 from Mombasa, 5 from Wajir, and one from Somalia.
At the same time, the Ministry of Health discharged 9 people, bringing the total of recoveries to 182.
Cabinet Secretary for Health Mutahi Kagwe addressed the press at Afya House, highlighting the high rate of local transmission in Kawangware, Eastleigh, and Old Town in Mombasa County.
CS Kagwe cautioned Kenyans who were not following the protocols laid out to curb the spread of the virus, stating that 'action will be taken against those making it difficult to flatten the curve.'
He also urged individual responsibility to help tame the disease and called on health workers to make sacrifices during the Covid-19 pandemic.
