This archive report was first published on 9 May 2020.
Kenya has recorded a total of 649 Covid-19 cases as of Saturday, May 9, 2020, after 28 more patients tested positive for the pandemic.
Out of the 28 new cases, 24 are Kenyans while 4 are Tanzanians, according to a press briefing by Health Ministry CAS Dr Rashid Aman.
The new cases are distributed across various counties, with 10 from Mombasa, 9 from Nairobi, 4 from Migori, 2 from Kajiado, and 1 each in Machakos, Kiambu, and Homa Bay.
In Nairobi, the cases are spread across Embakasi (3), Eastleigh (2), Kayole (1), Huruma (1), South B (1), and Kawangware (1).
Similarly, in Mombasa, four cases are from Mvita, Nyali (4), and Likoni (2).
Health Ministry officials also announced that five more patients have been discharged, bringing the total number of recoveries to 207, while one more patient has succumbed to the disease, bringing the number of fatalities to 30.
As of Saturday, the country has tested a total of 31,041 samples for Covid-19.
