Health minister Mutahi Kagwe has revealed that not even one of Kenyan COVID-19 patients in the age bracket of 15 to 30 years old has died of the disease.
Speaking at Afya House in Nairobi on Friday, May 1, the cabinet secretary said that persons in that age bracket are likely to be carriers than those in any other age group.
“This group (15 to 30 years) is the one that can spread the disease. I urge persons in this group to stay in Nairobi, and they shouldn’t transport that disease to their elderly relatives who live in rural areas,” said the CS.
Kagwe further said deaths of persons aged between 30 and 59 years, and those of patients aged 60 years and above were equal at ten each, with the remaining fatality recorded in the 0 to 14 years age range.
The minister, in his presentation, revealed that out of Kenya’s 21 coronavirus-related deaths, four (19 per cent) were female victims, whereas 17 (81 per cent) were male.
Kenya registered 15 new coronavirus cases on Friday, May 1, bringing the country’s total to 411. The minister said 46 per cent (189) were female patients, whereas 222 (54 per cent) were male.
The 15 new coronavirus cases were discovered in 1, 434 samples tested between Thursday and Friday.
“It is clear that more male persons are contracting the disease. It could be because of conditions that pre-exist more among males; these include high-blood pressure, heart complications, among others,” said Kagwe.
Kenya has, thus far, tested 21, 702 samples for coronavirus across 15 laboratories in the country.
