COVID-19 recoveries surpass 15,000 as 490 are discharged
The total number of COVID-19 recoveries hit 15,100 on Thursday as 590 more people were discharged. Out of the new recoveries, 308 were from the Home- Based- Care while 182 others were discharged from various hospitals. Speaking during the daily COVID-19 briefing, Health Director General Dr.Patrick Amoth said the recovery figures were from a total […]
COVID-19 deaths near 400 after eight more people succumb
The COVID-19 death toll has risen to 399 on Thursday after eight more virus-related fatalities were reported within 24 hours. Speaking during a regular briefing on the status of COVID-19, Health CAS Rashid Aman said that six people had underlying conditions while the rest did not have. Aman further announced 514 new recoveries bringing the total […]
Kenya nears 20,000 cases as 788 more test positive for COVID-19
Kenya recorded 788 new COVID-19 positive cases on Thursday, pushing the national total to 19,913, and just 87 cases shy of hitting 20,000. The positive cases came from a sample of 5,521 cases tested over the past 24 hours and pushed the total samples tested so far to 295,280, the health ministry, said on Thursday. […]
Blow to ailing liquor industry after president Uhuru Kenyatta bans alcohol sale
The ailing liquor industry has been dealt a blow after President Uhuru Kenyatta suspended the sale of alcohol for more than three months since the sale of alcohol in restaurants was allowed. President Uhuru Kenyatta, who lifted the lockdown measures last month, addressed the nation on Monday afternoon, amid speculations that he could revert to […]
Three clearing agents charged over sh. 1.7 million tax evasion
Three directors of two clearing and forwarding firms were on Thursday arraigned before a Mombasa court and charged with using false customs documents to evade payment of import duty amounting to Ksh1,722,211. Mohamed Ali Abdi and Abdifatah Ali Noor, directors of All Freight Logistics were charged with declaring imported goods under tax exemption regime code knowing […]
Mombasa records four new COVID-19 cases as 796 are infected nationally
Kenya recorded the highest number of COVID-19 infections on Thursday, registering 796 positive cases, and heightening fears over the impact of the recent lifting of containment measures across the country. The latest figures came out of a sample of 6,754 people tested over the past 24 hours, and pushed the total number of positive cases […]
Mutahi Kagwe faults men for not wearing masks
Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has faulted Kenyan men for ignoring directives to wear masks in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. In daily briefings, CS for Health Mutahi Kagwe, said more men are victims of corona virus due to their behavior. This was after 297 more men contacted the virus in the last 24 hours. According […]
447 cases of COVID-19 recorded in highest daily record so far
Kenya recorded 447 positive cases of the COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the highest single daily toll since the virus was first reported. The positive cases came from a sample of 3,803 people tested over the last one day and put the total number of positive cases countrywide at 8,975, health CS Mutahi Kagwe, […]
268 new cases put national COVID-19 positive numbers at 6,941
268 more people tested positive for the deadly Coronavirus on Thursday pushing the national total tally to 6,941, the health ministry, said. Three more people died from the virus over the past 24 hours, increasing the total number of deaths countrywide to 152. Health CAS Rashid Aman said the latest positive cases emanated from a […]
U.S. donates sh.7.9 million worth of PPE kits to Kenyan hospitals
The United States of America on Thursday said it was donating personal protective and hospital equipment valued at 7.9 Million shillings to five hospitals across Kenya, to boost the ongoing mitigation measures against the deadly Coronavirus. The hospitals in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Siaya, and Nakuru will each receive N95 masks, surgical masks, coveralls, medical goggles, face shields, and pulse oximeters, that are critical to patient care and protection […]