The number of fatalities registered in Kenya has hit 160 after one more person succumbed to the deadly virus – By Gerald Gekara.
This is the largest recorded number of Deaths in East Africa.
Tanzania, who’s coronavirus response has been greatly criticized, has registered only 21 known deaths associated with the coronavirus.
Rwanda, which announced a planned reopening of its economy, has registered about 1,092 cases. No death has been reported.
Uganda, despite registering less than a thousand cases, have also not registered a single death from the pandemic.
Burundi has also registered zero deaths and 191 cases. The state was strongly criticized for ignoring the pandemic, refusing to back down on social gatherings and football tournaments.
The total caseload now in the country is 7,886 out of 189,263 samples tested so far.
In the latest statistics concerning the state of the pandemic, the Health ministry noted that all the positive cases except 7, are Kenyans. 217 are males, and 92 females.
51 more patients have been discharged, raising the total number of recoveries to 2,287.
CAS Dr. Rashid Aman noted the increasing arrogance by Kenyans on following health protocols.
“Many of our people are going on their business as if we have no pandemic. A growing number of positive cases indicate containment measures are not being adhered to. Players in the transport are ferrying people like before,” said Aman.
Worldwide cases have reached 11.23 million while 6.04 million patients have recovered, according to the latest Johns Hopkins University tally. However, more than 534,000 people have died from the virus.
