A Kenyan administrative attaché in the United States of America is dead. Ruth Anyango Ogonda attached to Kenya's Consulate-General in Los Angeles is suspected to have succumbed to the COVID-19 virus. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ogonda was suddenly taken ill at her residence on the morning of Thursday last week following which, Consulate staff called in paramedics who rushed her to Olympia Medical Centre, Los Angeles where she was admitted. An official at the ministry told the Star that preliminary examination indicates she had all the symptoms related to the virus. The official said the ministry is, however, awaiting for post-mortem results to be issued before the end of the day.

Source: The Star April 13, 2020 12:44 UTC