Kenya records highest number of recoveries as 605 test positive
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Read< 1minuteA health worker takes the temperature of a person standing in line for mass testing in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya, May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
The burden of coronavirus continues to weigh heavily on Kenya, with reports indicating that the country is nearing 700 new infections every 24 hours.
However, the number of recoveries are rising steadily with the Ministry of health on Tuesday announcing that 587 people had recovered from Covid-19, the highest number of recoveries in the country since it recorded its first positive case on March 13.
Previously, the highest number of Covid-19 recoveries recorded was 570. The total recoveries now stand at 9,327.
During the coronavirus update Tuesday, the Health ministry said 605 additional positive cases were recorded bringing the tally to 23,202
