NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 28 – COVID-19 cases in Kenya rose to 374 Tuesday after 11 new infections were recorded.
Health Chief Administrative Secretary Rashid Aman said 7 of the cases were recorded in Nairobi while 4 were in Mombasa.
“Of the seven Nairobi cases, 4 are from Kawangware and the rest from Eastleigh, Manji Estate and Kaloleni,” said Rashid Aman, the Chief Administrative Secretary at the Ministry of Health. “All the Mombasa cases are from Kibokoni in Old Town Area.”
In recent days, new infections are concentrated in Nairobi and Mombasa, in what Aman described as “indicative of increased local transmissions in these two counties.”
“We have, therefore, enhanced contact tracing, surveillance and infection control management in these counties the rest of the counties are strongly advised to continue observing the containment measures,” he told a media briefing.
Kenya has so far recorded 124 recoveries from the pandemic after 10 were discharged from hospital on Tuesday.
Globally, the number of infections topped 3 million Tuesday, with more than 200,000 deaths, with 14 from Kenya.
