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Covid: 64 new infections in Kenya, four patients succumb

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe (right) and Kenya Union of Clinical Officer (KUCO) National Chairman Peterson Wachira addressing journalists at Afya House in Nairobi on January 01,2021.

Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group

By  Amina Wako

What you need to know:

  • The new cases comprise 59 Kenyans and five foreigners, of whom 35 are male and 29 females. 
  • The death toll in the country from the pandemic now stands at 1,685 following the latest fatalities.

The number of confirmed Covid-19 infections in Kenya has risen to 96,678 following 64 new positive tests from 1,852 samples, the Ministry of Health reported on Saturday.

The new cases comprise 59 Kenyans and five foreigners, of whom 35 are male and 29 females. The youngest is a six-year-old baby while the oldest is 84.

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