Kenya has recorded its highest number of deaths from Covid-19 within a 24-hour period, the Ministry of Health figures showed on Monday. On the distribution of the new cases, Kagwe said 106 are male and 83 female with the youngest being a five-year-old child and the oldest at 71 years. Per county, Nairobi reported 147, Kiambu 20, Machakos 11, Kajiado 5, Mombasa 2, Uasin Gishu, Kisumu, Laikipia and Kericho each had a case. The tracing logistics, will however, be boosted with vehicles procured by the Covid-19 Health Emergency Response Project (C-HREP) at a cost of Sh200 million. Nairobi which will get two vehicles one for Kenyatta National Hospital and the other, for the newly formed Nairobi Metropolitan Services.

Source: Standard Digital July 13, 2020 11:16 UTC