The Ministry of Health on Tuesday announced that 556 people had tested positive for Covid-19 in Nairobi County alone in the past 24 hours. The 556 were among the day’s daily tally of 836 people who had tested positive for Covid-19 from a sample size of 4,076 tested in the past 24 hours. At the same time, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe announced that 403 patients had recovered from the disease during the same period. In Nairobi, the 556 cases are from Lang’ata 295, Kibra 43, Westlands 31, Embakasi Central 22, Dagoretti North 21, Makadara 18, Ruaraka 16, Embakasi West and Kasarani 15 cases each. Embakasi East, Embakasi South and Roysambu recorded 14 cases each, Dagoretti South 13, Embakasi North 12, Kamukunji 8, Mathare 3 and Starehe 2.

Source: Daily Nation October 27, 2020 15:32 UTC