WORRYING TRENDKenya recorded 120 Covid-19 cases on Monday, 176 on Tuesday, 307 on Wednesday, 268 on Thursday, 247 on Friday, when it passed the 7,000 mark, and a record 389 on Saturday. STEEP RISEA computation of daily averages of Covid-19 cases for seven days for over a month from May 17 to July 4, shows infections are rising steeply. Dr Aman reported that between May 17 and May 23, the daily average was 52 cases while the average was 99 cases between May 24 and May 30. TREATMENT FACILITIESThere are reports that critical care hospital units for Covid-19 cases are overwhelmed. The 4,228 samples analysed in the last 24 hours raised the total number of samples tested in the country to 189,263.

Source: Daily Nation July 05, 2020 13:21 UTC