The projection confirms Kenya is not out of the woods yet, and the few reported cases - 189 by Friday - have likely created a false sense of security, while death tolls are in the thousands in Europe and the US. This is despite the fact that only five additional people were announced to have tested positive for the virus, while 10 were discharged, having recovered. MoH acting director general Patrick Amoth said it's possible reported cases may rise to the projected 10,000 by end of April or in May. So we still stand by our earlier projection," Amoth told journalists on Friday. "We don't know what is going to happen, whether the figures will match or not, taking into consideration the measures we've taken will also work in our favour," Amoth said.

Source: The Star April 10, 2020 17:03 UTC