By NASIBO KABALEMore by this AuthorBy ANITA CHEPKOECHMore by this AuthorSixteen more people in Kenya have tested positive for the coronavirus, raising the total number of infections to 262, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said on Saturday. CS Kagwe gave this report to the Senate Ad Hoc Committee during a Zoom meeting and later during the daily briefing for the day. He further announced that seven more people had recovered, raising the country's total to 60. Mr Kagwe also reported one more death, raising the total to 12, from the 11 that President Uhuru Kenyatta announced on Thursday. DEFIANCEWhile cautioning the public against defying the government's guidelines for preventing further local transmission of Covid-19, CS Kagwe said Homa Bay County had reported its first case.

Source: Daily Nation April 18, 2020 11:09 UTC