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Kenya's Covid-19 cases rise by 866 as death toll hits 1,506

Nairobi residents without masks

Nairobi residents are pictured in the town centre, some with their masks off, on November 20, 2020. Wearing a mask is one of the primary ways to prevent the spread of Covid-19. 

Photo credit: Jeff Angote | Nation Media Group

The number of declared Covid-19 infections in Kenya increased by 866 to 87,249 on Friday, Health minister Mutahi Kagwe saying 7,815 samples were tested in the past 24 hours.

This raised the total number of samples tested in the country, since the first case was confirmed on March 13, to 919,411.