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Highest death tally as cases surpass 20,000

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe

The reality of how catastrophic Covid-19 could hit Kenyans came to light yesterday as the country recorded yet another new record of 16 fatalities in a day.

The 16 deaths - 10 of them reportedly from a single hospital - brought the total number of fatalities to 341 as the confirmed cases hit 20,636 after 723 new cases were reported.

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