The number of Covid-19 cases in the country has risen to 830 after 49 more people tested positive, President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced.
The President, in his address to the nation from State House, Nairobi, also confirmed that five more people had died, raising the death tally to 50.
The Head of State commended the health workers for their commitment in the fight against the pandemic.
He said that in the last one week, the country had witnessed increased imported cases among individuals crossing into the country through our borders.
He said that 14 Kenyans had tested positive in Uganda
Globally, the virus has claimed over 300,000 lives, while 4.7 million people have been infected.
