152 more test positive for coronavirus as 57 heal

By , K24 Digital
On Sat, 13 Jun, 2020 16:48 | < 1 min read
Health CAS Dr. Rashid Aman addressing journalists at Afya House in Nairobi on Saturday, June 13. [PHOTO | K24 DIGITAL]
Health CAS Dr. Rashid Aman addressing journalists at Afya House in Nairobi. [PHOTO | K24 DIGITAL]
Health CAS Dr. Rashid Aman addressing journalists at Afya House in Nairobi on Saturday, June 13. [PHOTO | K24 DIGITAL]

Kenya registered 152 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the country’s total tally to 3, 457, Health CAS Dr. Rashid Aman said Saturday.

The 152 infections were discovered in 3, 503 samples tested between Friday and Saturday.

All the new cases were recorded among Kenyan patients.

One hundred and sixteen (116) of the new cases were discovered among male patients, whereas 36 were female.

The youngest new patient is aged 2, whereas the oldest is aged 65 years.

Nairobi produced 70 of the 152 cases, Mombasa (41), Busia (16), Kiambu (9), Kajiado (4) Machakos and Migori (3 cases each), Kisumu (2), Taita Taveta, Narok, Nakuru and Uasin Gishu counties (1 case each).

Kenya also posted 57 new recoveries, bringing to 1, 221 the total number of recoveries in the country.

Four more people died of the disease, pushing the toll to 100, said Dr. Aman.

Kenya has so far tested 112, 171 samples for COVID-19.