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A Kenyan living in the United States undergoing cancer treatment has died of coronavirus. Laban Kimungu, who had been admitted to Massachusetts Hospital died on Wednesday. Kimungu was staying in the US with his children.
“It is with humble acceptance of God’s will that we announce the promotion to glory of Laban Kimungu Njoroge of Molo. He had been undergoing treatment for an underlying condition when he succumbed to COVID-19 on March 25,” the family said in a statement posted on an online diaspora website, Samrack.
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The family has been having virtual meetings every day, and they said they will have a service on Tuesday followed by cremation.
Some family members are still under quarantine, being monitored for coronavirus for being in close contact with him.
His case comes after the first death of Kenyan patient who succumbed to coronavirus complications.
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the 66-year-old patient died in the intensive care unit at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi. He had been admitted to the hospital suffering from diabetes.
“We have received the sad news of the first patient who had tested positive for coronavirus. The 66-year-old male Kenyan citizen who passed on this afternoon had been admitted at Aga Khan ICU,” said the CS.
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He had returned from South Africa on March 13. People suffering from chronic diseases such as diabetes and cancer are listed among high-risk patients vulnerable to coronavirus. Others include people with high blood pressure and kidney disease. Children and the elderly are also at high risk.
