Covid-19: Five Kenyans died in the US over last monthFive Kenyans died of Covid-19 related complications in the United States in the last month, Foreign Affairs PS Macharia Kamau said on Tuesday. Macharia held that the five had underlying health conditions and did not die "necessarily of Covid-19". SEE ALSO: China virus cases spike, 17 new infections reportedAlso, Macharia said the country had lost Ruth Anyango Ogonda, an administrative attaché at Kenya's Consulate-General in Los Angeles, who died on April 10. "She had high-blood pressure and difficulty in breathing," PS Macharia said, "We are waiting for the autopsy to be able to determine the cause of death." Read Now »Macharia said none of the about 3,000 Kenyans in China, which has reported over 82,000 cases and 3,341 fatalities, had died of the disease.

Source: Standard Digital April 14, 2020 09:44 UTC