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Kenya’s Covid-19 cases rise to 31,441 as 10 more succumb to virus

Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Mercy Mwangangi speaks during the Covid-19 daily briefing on August 20, 2020.

Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group

By  BERNARDINE MUTANU

What you need to know:

  • Kenya’s total death toll now stands at 516.
  • Four of the labs used for Covid-19 testing are down, resulting to delayed turnaround time.

Kenya has recorded another 426 Covid-19 cases from 5,158 samples tested in the past 24 hours, bringing the total national caseload to 31,441, Health CAS Mercy Mwangangi has announced.

Making the announcement Thursday afternoon, Dr Mwangangi also revealed that 257 patients recovered from Covid-19 in the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 17,869.

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