Kenya registered 123 more coronavirus infections on Wednesday to bring the national tally to 1,471.
COVID-19 UPDATE
✔️3,077 samples tested in the past 24 hours
✔️67,341 samples tested so far
✔️123 new positive cases
✔️1, 471 Total confirmed cases
✔️3 recoveries today
✔️408 Total discharged and recovered.
✔️3 fatalities today
✔️55 Total fatalities #KomeshaCorona update. pic.twitter.com/IlAhpk3ENZ— Ministry of Health (@MOH_Kenya) May 27, 2020
The country’s health minister, Mutahi Kagwe, in his daily briefings said this is so far the highest daily increase in the country since the virus was confirmed on March 13.
He also announced three more COVID-19 fatalities after three patients died in hospitals.
In his daily coronavirus briefing, Mr. Kagwe announced that urban poor areas in Nairobi have become a focal point of the pandemic.
A total of 33 new cases were recorded in the capital’s slums of Mathare and 14 in Kibera. Mr. Kagwe said public transport is fueling the spread of the virus in the slums.
In Nairobi the cases are from
▶️Mathare 33
▶️Kibra 14
▶️Embakasi West 12
▶️Embakasi Central 4
▶️Westlands 4
▶️Makadara 3
▶️Ruaraka 3
▶️Kamkunji 3
▶️Starehe 2
▶️Dagoretti North 2
▶️Roysambu 1
▶️Langata 1— Ministry of Health (@MOH_Kenya) May 27, 2020
