Ninety-seven health workers in Mombasa have tested positive for Covid-19 since the outbreak of the disease in the county. This emerged when the Public Health ministry confirmed that 20 students and two secondary teachers had tested positive since schools reopened. Star of the Sea Secondary, she said, had four positive cases out of 156 tests conducted in the last one week. Dr Swaleh confirmed that total admissions as of yesterday at the Coast General Hospital stood at 38 patients. And in a press briefing, Mombasa Kenya National Union of Nurses secretary general Peter Maroko said besides the two nurses who have died, six others have been infected with Covid-19 in the last two weeks.

Source: The Star October 27, 2020 18:56 UTC