Now, scientists and governments worldwide are forced to keep revising and adjusting their projections as the virus continues to fester. The projections also say that more than 102,000 people will be symptomatic with 8,755 of them needing hospitalisation over the next year. There is a fear though of what might happen if similar transmission numbers are witnessed in counties that have far fewer resources than Nairobi. These counties are projected, for the duration of the outbreak, to lose 897, 639, 516, 436, and 302 people respectively. The rest of the top 10 counties projected to suffer high losses are Embu, Taita Taveta, Makueni, Machakos and Kitui, projected to lose 431, 259, 727, 878 and 816 lives respectively.

Source: Standard Digital July 13, 2020 21:00 UTC