COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya

The COVID-19 pandemic reached Kenya in March 2020 with the initial cases reported in the capital city Nairobi and in the coastal area Mombasa county.

COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationKenya
First outbreakWuhan, China
Index caseNairobi
Arrival date13 March 2020
(3 years, 2 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Confirmed cases737 (as of 13 May)[1]
Active cases416 (as of 13 May)
Recovered281 (as of 13 May)
Deaths
40 (as of 13 May)
Government website
www.health.go.ke

On 13 March, the first case in Kenya, a 27-year-old Kenyan woman who traveled from the US via London, was confirmed.[2]

On April 1, Kenya's coronavirus cases rose by 22, bringing the total to 81 confirmed cases to date.[3] Additionally, the Kenyan government confirmed that the first and third reported cases had both full recovered from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries nationally to three.[4]

As of April 15, 2020, the Kenyan Ministry of Health reported 9 new cases increasing the total number of cases to 225, 12 new recoveries thus increasing the number of total recoveries to 53. The Ministry also reported 1 new fatality, increasing the total number of fatalities to 10.[5]

2366 people had been tested as of April 15, 2020, 1911 people had been released after testing negative.

References
  1. "Tracking the spread of coronavirus". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  2. "Kenya confirms first coronavirus case - VIDEO". Daily Nation. 13 March 2020.
  3. "Twenty two more test positive for coronavirus". Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  4. "Kenya coronavirus cases increase to 81 after 22 test positive". Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  5. Kenya Ministry of Health (15 April 2020). "Coronavirus Update".
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