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August deadliest month since Covid-19 outbreak

Mutahi Kagwe

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe briefs journalists on the country’s Covid-19 status at Afya House on August 30, 2021.

Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group
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By  Nation Team

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Nyeri Catholic Archbishop Anthony Muheria criticised the response of the government to the fourth wave of Covid-19.
  • More than 14 priests at the archdiocese contracted the virus and were admitted to hospital. 

August has been Kenya’s deadliest month since the Covid-19 outbreak last year, with 795 reported deaths, according to the Ministry of Health.

Two hundred and ninety seven people died in July after contracting the virus, compared to 462 in June. The number in May was 449.

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