Two more die as Covid-19 cases rise by 12 to hit 396Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Rashid Aman. Kenya’s Covid-19 deaths have risen to 17 after two more patients succumbed to the virus.The number of positive cases has also risen to 396 after 12 more people tested positive for the disease. Dr Aman said seven of the new cases were picked by the Health Ministry’s disease surveillance team while five are from designated quarantine centres. Nairobi and Mombasa counties continued to record the highest numbers of Covid-19 cases, with each having three and seven cases respectively. This follows outrage from a section of Kenyans online after the ministry spent huge sums on tea, snacks and phone airtime for its staff.

Source: Standard Digital April 30, 2020 13:05 UTC