This archive report was first published on 14 May 2020.
On May 14, 2020, Kenya's Ministry of Health announced 21 new positive cases of COVID-19, raising the national tally to 758.
According to the health ministry, all 21 new patients are Kenyan and were identified after 1,486 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
Health Chief Administrative Secretary Dr. Mercy Mwangangi revealed that the new patients include 4 cross-border truck drivers whose samples were tested at the Namanga border.
The reported patients are aged between 7 and 79 years old, with Mombasa having 12 patients, Kajiado having 4 cases, and Nairobi and Uasin Gishu having 4 and 1 patient consecutively.
Unfortunately, the CAS also announced that two more patients died, bringing the total fatality to 42.
The Ministry of Health also announced that 3 Kenyans have recovered from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 284.
