Mandera is set to have its own testing machines after the Ministry of Health and Kenya Medical Research Institute issued the gadgets to the devolved unit.
One person died of Covid-19 in Mandera Fridau, with authorities raising the alarm over the increase in new cases in the county.
Governor Ali Roba said a second patient is in critical condition and is undergoing treatment while another was tested and turned Covid-19 negative. The Covid-19 death is the first in the North Eastern County and the patient was buried Friday.
