Kenya’s case fatality rate is lower compared to the global six per centHealth & ScienceModel used to calculate case fatality rate is now being faulted. The methodology on how experts arrive at Covid-19 models in the country has continued to raise questions even as 121 more people tested positive for the virus. SEE ALSO: Experts query models on high Covid-19 figuresAs it is, Kenya case fatality rate is lower compared to the global six per cent, which points to one of the concerns of how the models that guide the country’s response was reached. However, with Kenya’s current case fatality rate, the number of those who will die from the 450,000 infections is 13,050. Karoki faulted the model used by the experts to calculate the case fatality rates.
Source: Standard Digital June 11, 2020 16:36 UTC