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Kenya hits grim milestone of 500 Covid-19 deaths
Health Chief Administrative Secretary Mercy Mwangangi gives the daily Covid-19 briefing in Nairobi on August 19, 2020.
Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- 19 Covid-19 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 506, the Ministry of Health announced.
One of the latest confirmed deaths was recorded in the community, Health Chief Administrative Secretary Mercy Mwangangi said.
Kenya Wednesday reported 19 coronavirus-related deaths registered within 24 hours, raising the country’s death toll to 506.
A total of 379 Covid-19 infections were recorded from 3,367 tests, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 31,015.
