(KDRTV)-Kenya has reported 16 new positive cases of coronavirus bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 336 – Health Ministry reported
Dandora estate in Nairobi has reported 5 cases of coronavirus after 946 samples were tested in the last 24 hours
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According to Health CAS Rashid Aman who was addressing the media from the Afya House on Friday, all the new cases had been picked out by the ministry`s surveillance team team
From the 16 new patients 11 are from Nairobi and are spread as follows; Dandora 5, City Park 2, Parklands 2, Eastleigh-1 and Parkland-1
Reports indicate that in Dandora, the infection began from one case who was asymptomatic and all are since in quarantine
In Mombasa the new cases as follows Kiembeni-1, Centi Kumi-1, Stadium 1, Msikiti 1 and Mulaloni 1
The Health Ministry reported that the government is currently hunting the 887 contacts of the new cases
During the same presser, the Health Ministry also confirmed that another 5 patients were discharged after recovering from the COVID-19
KDRTV understands that the total number of fully recovered patients in Kenya are 95
So far, 14 people have died of COVID-19 since the first cases were reported in the country
The rise in the number of positive cases has emerged as the dusk-to-dawn curfew announced by President Uhuru Kenyatta is presumed to end tomorrow April 25.
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However, there are fears that president Uhuru Kenyatta would extend the curfew to flatten the curve of the infection which has continued to spread
