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Kenya coronavirus: over 6,600 cases; tourism industry gets big boost

Confirmed cases = 6,673

Active cases = 4,435

Recoveries = 2,089

Number of deaths = 149

John Hopkins Uni stats valid as of July 1, 2020

June 21: 100 days since index case; 4,738 cases

Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe today announced that Kenya was marking 100 days since the first case was confirmed.

Total confirmed cases = 3,860

Total recoveries = 1,328

Total deaths = 105

Active cases = 2,427

Figures valid as of close of day June 16, 2020

June 15: 3,727 cases; burial guidelines relaxed

The health ministry announced a relaxation of burial guidelines for victims of COVID-19.

Confirmed cases = 3,727

Number of deaths = 104

Recoveries = 1,286

Total tests = 118,701

Ministry of Health data, valid as of June 12, 2020

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June 10: Kenya tops 3,000 mark

Case load topped 3,000 mark today with 105 new cases taking the tally to 3,094 confirmed cases, Health CAS Rashid Aman disclosed at the daily briefing on COVID-19.

Total confirmed cases = 2,600

Total recoveries = 706

Total deaths = 83

Active cases = 1,811

June 3: 2,216 cases, record recoveries

“This is the highest number of recoveries we have so far recorded since we announced the first discharge case on 1st April, 2020,” CAS Health Rashid Aman announced at today’s briefing.

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May 31: Cases approach 2,000; Laikipia records case

May 30: 1,888 cases, Kericho records infection

May 27: Record one-day increase

May 26: Govt intensifies voluntary testing calls

May 23: 1,192 cases, additional health workers to be hired

May 21: record one-day increase, Wajir rolls out campaign

May 20: cases pass 1,000 mark, foreigners deported

May 16: 830 cases, TZ, Somali borders shut

May 14: Cases hit 758, focus turns to Kenya-Tanzania border town

May 12: 715 cases, border crossings becoming flash point

May 11: Cases reach 700, mass prisoner release

May 10: 649 cases, Raila worries about Magufuli

May 8: May 8: Govt to foot quarantine bills, cases at 607

May 7: 582 cases, lockdown in Eastleigh, Mombasa City

May 5: KQ’s UK repatriation flight returns

May 4: Cases hit 535, govt decries abuse of relaxed measures

May 3: KQ repatriation flight, Nairobi fumigation

May 2: Case count at 435, mass testing starts

May 1: Case count hits 411, Uhuru vows transparency

May 31: 1,962 cases as Laikipia records infection

Today, 74 people have tested positive for the virus fro

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