Hypertension and diabetes are the leading underlying causes that lead to the death of Covid-19 patients in Kenya, the Health Ministry has said. Acting Director General of Health Patrick Amoth on Wednesday said this category of people combined lead with a 33 per cent of the deaths. They are followed by Hypertension only at 17 per cent, Diabetes only (15 per cent), Chronic Lung diseases at 10 per cent, Cancer at 10 per cent and HIV at four per cent. On July 10, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe revealed that diabetes has become the leading cause of fatal cases of Covid-19 in the country. In the latest KNBS report, 15 per cent of the households in Kenya reported having at least one member with diabetes.

Source: The Star July 22, 2020 10:35 UTC