[Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]1,152 people test positive for Covid-19 out of a sample size of 8,697 in the last 24 hours; a positivity rate of 13.7 percent. Of the confirmed cases today, 68.4 percent (788) are from the One Zoned Area comprising of Nairobi (458), Nakuru (139), Kiambu (93), Machakos (50), and Kajiado (48). President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday declared the five counties “disease infected areas” following the emergence of a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The total confirmed positive cases are now 129,330 and cumulative tests so far conducted are 1,463,458. Here’s a list of the new Covid-19 containment measures to tame the third wave.

Source: Standard Digital March 27, 2021 15:56 UTC