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On Friday during the daily COVID-19 updates by the Ministry of Health, Dr. Mercy Mwangangi, the Health Cabinet Assistant Secretary (CAS) announced that among the 11 lives lost to COVID -19 was a child with rickets.
This uncommon case has raised concerns about children being confined indoors during this pandemic. Rickets is caused by Vitamin D deficiency, mostly a result of lack of exposure to sunlight as well as malnutrition.
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