Kenya: Covid-19 - Kenya Hits Record High of 1,068 New Cases

22 October 2020

Kenya has recorded the highest number of Covid-19 positive cases in 24 hours. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe on Thursday said 1,068 people tested positive from 7,556 samples, bringing the total caseload to 47,212.

From the new cases, 1,044 are Kenyans while 12 are foreigners. In terms of gender distribution the CS said that 666 are male while 402 are female. The youngest case is a six-month-old infant while the oldest is 96 years old.

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