COVID-19: Kenya reports another 363 cases, 16 more deaths
In the latest daily figures, Kenya has recorded another 363 coronavirus cases from a sample size of 4,594 tested in the last 24 hours. In a statement, Health CS Kagwe Mungai says the positivity rate is currently at 7.9%. Of the cases, 359 are Kenyans while 4 are foreigners with 193 being males and 170 […]
‘I lost more than 3kgs in less than two weeks’- Daddy Owen says after recovering from COVID-19
Kenyan gospel singer Daddy Owen shows his negative results days after testing positive for coronavirus. Owen shared the news in an Instagram post on Wednesday morning with a lengthy caption describing the sequence of events. Although he says it felt like he had malaria symptoms, he knew straight away he had the novel coronavirus even […]
COVID-19: Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines to land in August, ahead of Pfizer
Kenya shall on Monday, August 23, 2021, receive 1.7 million doses of the two-dose mRNA Moderna vaccine from the United States through the global COVAX facility, as well as 390,000 doses of the much-awaited single-shot Viral Vector Johnson & Johnson vaccine from the African Union (AU). The J&J vaccine doses are among a cumulative 13 […]
Covid-19: 30 deaths recorded as 1,974 people test positive
The Ministry of Health has announced 1,974 additional cases of Covid-19 after 13,407 people were tested in the last 24 hours. This represents a positivity rate of 14.7 per cent. From the new cases, 1,902 are Kenyans while 72 of them are foreigners. In terms of gender, 1,050 are females while 924 are males. The […]
Over 400 commuters and matatu crew charged for flouting COVID-19 rules in Nairobi
Commuters and matatu crew charged for flaunting Covid-19 rules in Nairobi
Covid-19: 24 deaths recorded as 591 people test positive
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has announced 591 new cases of Covid-19 from a sample size of 4,737 tested in the last 24 hours. This represents a positivity rate of 12.5 per cent. 575 of the cases are Kenyans while 16 are foreigners. In terms of gender, 316 are males while 275 are females. The […]
‘I want to give up now’ – Wanja Mwaura the woman who rescued drug addict says as she battles Covid-19 in hospital
Wanja Mwaura is battling Covid-19. Wanja, who came into limelight in 2017 after rescuing her former classmate who had become a drug addict, has been sharing her journey with Covid-19 in the past few days. On Sunday, she posted: “I want to give up now. Done my best fighting. No longer strong enough to keep […]