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3,340 Kenyans may die from pandemic in a year, says WHO

About 3,340 Kenyans could die from Covid-19 within 12 months if containment measures fail, new projections by the World Health Organisation (WHO) reveal.

The new estimates for Africa published yesterday suggest some six million Kenyans could be infected by the virus in the first year, leading to 122,529 hospitalisations.

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