COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya
The COVID-19 pandemic reached Kenya in March 2020 with the initial cases reported in the capital city Nairobi and in the coastal area Mombasa county.
| COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Kenya |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
| Index case | Nairobi |
| Arrival date | 13 March 2020 (4 years, 7 months and 3 weeks) |
| Confirmed cases | 737 (as of 13 May)[1] |
| Active cases | 416 (as of 13 May) |
| Recovered | 281 (as of 13 May) |
Deaths | 40 (as of 13 May) |
| Government website | |
| www | |
On 13 March, the first case in Kenya, a 27-year-old Kenyan woman who traveled from the US via London, was confirmed.[2]
On April 1, Kenya's coronavirus cases rose by 22, bringing the total to 81 confirmed cases to date.[3] Additionally, the Kenyan government confirmed that the first and third reported cases had both full recovered from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries nationally to three.[4]
As of April 15, 2020, the Kenyan Ministry of Health reported 9 new cases increasing the total number of cases to 225, 12 new recoveries thus increasing the number of total recoveries to 53. The Ministry also reported 1 new fatality, increasing the total number of fatalities to 10.[5]
2366 people had been tested as of April 15, 2020, 1911 people had been released after testing negative.
References
change- ↑ "Tracking the spread of coronavirus". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- ↑ "Kenya confirms first coronavirus case - VIDEO". Daily Nation. 13 March 2020.
- ↑ "Twenty two more test positive for coronavirus". Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ↑ "Kenya coronavirus cases increase to 81 after 22 test positive". Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ↑ Kenya Ministry of Health (15 April 2020). "Coronavirus Update".
