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Zero Covid deaths in 24 hours as Kenya records 141 new infections

Covid testing in Eastleigh

Residents of Eastleigh in Nairobi queue at Zawadi Primary School on May 20, 2020 for the Covid-19 test.

Photo credit: Jeff Angote | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • As of Friday, 477 patients had been admitted at health facilities countywide while 1,368 were being treated at home.
  • Dr Mwangangi said Kenya has prioritised the vaccination of 1.25 million people from February to June, when it is expected that global vaccine stocks will be limited.

The number of declared Covid-19 cases in Kenya on Friday rose to 100,563 after 141 infections were found, following the analysis of 5,644 samples in the last 24 hours.

Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Mercy Mwangangi told a press briefing that 124 of the patients were Kenyans and 17 foreigners,, 71 female and 70 male, the youngest two months old and the oldest 100 years.