This archive report was first published on 5 June 2020.
On June 5, 2020, Kenya reported 134 new Covid-19 cases, with Mombasa county accounting for half of them.
Mombasa county reported 67 new cases, while Nairobi county and Busia counties had the second and third highest incidents in the country with 31 and 15 cases, respectively.
Busia county has emerged as a Covid-19 hotspot in the past week due to the Malaba border post, with all 15 cases reported today being truck drivers traveling to Uganda without a Covid-19 free certificate.
In Mombasa, Kisauni had the most cases with 25, followed by Jomvu with 12, while Changamwe and Mvita each recorded 10 cases. A case was also reported in Likoni.
In Nairobi, 19 cases were found in Kibra, with seven and three reported in Westlands and Makadara, respectively. Lang'ata and Embakasi East each had two cases, while Ruaraka, Kasarani, and Embakasi South had a case each.
Health Chief Administrative Officer Mercy Mwangangi urged Kenyans to continue observing containment measures to stifle community spread.
"The weapons we have deployed in combating this pandemic have been the various restrictions and other containment measures. We are aware that these measures have radically altered our everyday lifestyles," said Dr Mwangangi.
"However, our overriding priority has always been to cut the cycle of transmission, save lives, preserve livelihoods, and create an environment that would allow the return to normalcy in the shortest time possible," she added.
