Of 1,933 samples tested, Kenya confirms 51 positive cases today.
19 are female and 32 are male aged between 2 years and 63 years.
There are zero new deaths.
New deaths 0; total number fatalities 50 (38 male & 12 women) Update by Health CS Mutahi Kagwe.
— Ministry of Health (@MOH_Kenya) May 19, 2020
Out of 1,933 samples tested, we have confirmed 51 positive cases today. 19 are females and 32 are males aged between 2 years and 63 years. Zero new deaths #KomeshaCorona update, by CS Health, Sen. Mutahi Kagwe. pic.twitter.com/GVGl0Swsf0
In the last 24 hours;
In the last 24 hours;
— Ministry of Health (@MOH_Kenya) May 19, 20201,933 samples tested 51 cases tested positive 22 hospital discharges today 358 total recoveries #KomeshaCorona update. pic.twitter.com/Fw3vhk3sRV
Case load summary shows that the most infected age group is between 30 to 49 years.
As at May 19, 2020 Kenya has;
Across 22 counties
As at May 19, 2020 Kenya has;
— Ministry of Health (@MOH_Kenya) May 19, 2020963 confirmed cases. 358 recoveries 50 fatalities
Across 22 counties #KomeshaCorona update. pic.twitter.com/G1qtQP1Yle
Out of 963 total cases, 343 are female and 569 are male.
The most affected age groups are between 20 – 49.
20 to 39 year-olds have been found to be Covid-19 carriers as men account for 62% of Covid-19 cases in Kenya.
Distribution of cases: top 10 counties
We have identified hotspot areas such as Mvita in Mombasa county which has the highest density.
Others areas are Kamukunji, Dagoreti North, Embakasi East, Langata in Nairobi county among others; CS Health, Mutahi Kagwe.
— Ministry of Health (@MOH_Kenya) May 19, 2020
76% of the COVID-19 fatalities cases are men compared to 24% women. The most affected age-group is 60 and above most deaths occurred in Mombasa county followed by Nairobi.#KomeshaCorona update pic.twitter.com/Xr8Iq0BqEZ
Mombasa county has recorded more Covid-19 deaths in the country because they essentially don’t seek medical attention; die at home.
In Wajir, 14 of the 16 cases recorded in the County had crossed from Somalia while two individuals who have tested positive in Garissa were also from Somalia.
Out of 214 positive cases recorded at the Kenya -Tanzania border, 182 were foreigners & were sent back.
Out of 214 cases detected at Kenya – Tanzania border, 182 are foreigners.
On our side of the border, we have cleared the backlog of truckers… The reason why on the Tanzania side there is a backlog is because they have not been tested. At a great cost to us, we have to test them because they are our brothers before allowing them in.
Each truck driver must be subjected to coronavirus test.
Cargo trade will continue as we continue to engage with Tanzania on the same; CS EAC, Adan Mohamed.
We are keeping track of cargo movements from our border points. We are aware few trucks have been denied entry into Tanzania. We have not stopped processing trucks coming into Kenya from Tanzania. We are working to resolve these isolated cases quickly.
Numbers don’t lie . I am appealing to my muslim brothers to maintain social distancing as we approach the festival season; CS, EAC & Regional Development Adan Mohamed.
— Ministry of Health (@MOH_Kenya) May 19, 2020
Kenya has 963 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Uganda 227 Somalia 1,421 South Africa US 1.49 million#KomeshaCorona update pic.twitter.com/M3rm85a1aV
As of May 18, 2020 there are, 4,618,821 Confirmed cases of COVID – 19 globally with 311,847 related deaths.
COVID-19 is not an MOH issue but a coordination of the whole government approach.
Our focus is on:
COVID-19 is not an MOH issue but a coordination of the whole government approach.
— Ministry of Health (@MOH_Kenya) May 19, 2020
Our focus is on:Targeted testing Increasing lab capacity Travel restrictions Psychosocial support Establishment of functional quarantine @ isolation facilities .#KomeshaCorona update
COVID19 testing capacity is being scaled up.
From the initial 2 labs in Nairobi we now have 20 labs in 10 counties.
We have 20 labs conducting the Covid-19 tests; 17 are public and 3 are private. We have verified these labs and we are sure of their testing results.
We are committed to fighting this pandemic before it overruns our system; CS Health Mutahi Kagwe, COVID -19 situation report.
Key strategies to fight coronavirus:
Key strategies to fight coronavirus:
— Ministry of Health (@MOH_Kenya) May 19, 2020enhanced screening along border points activation of labs in Busia, Wajir, Namanga, Naivasha Nyumba Kumi Initiative Multi-agency teams #KomeshaCorona update. pic.twitter.com/0jEgIpXGC5
These are the National Emergency Response Committee (NationalERKe) response strategies that offer significant opportunities to stop the spread of #COVID19 in the country.
This is the reason why you should adhere to the social and physical distance measures.
This is how one Covid-19 positive case can lead to so many transmissions.
The goal of travel restrictions was to slow the spread of COVID-19.