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Nine more test positive for coronavirus in Kenya

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A worker sprays disinfectant on a security barrier outside a hotel to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) along the streets in downtown Nairobi, Kenya March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi

Nine more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Kenya, bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases in Kenya to 50.

During a briefing on Tuesday, Health Chief Administrative Secretary Mercy Mwangangi said 234 samples were analysed and nine tested positive.

She said officials are tracing people who may have come into contact with the patients.

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