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Kenya coronavirus: 1,888 cases, Kericho county records infection

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May 30: 1,888 cases, Kericho records infection

May 27: Record one-day increase

May 26: Govt intensifies voluntary testing calls

May 23: 1,192 cases, additional health workers to be hired

May 21: record one-day increase, Wajir rolls out campaign

May 20: cases pass 1,000 mark, foreigners deported

May 16: 830 cases, TZ, Somali borders shut

May 14: Cases hit 758, focus turns to Kenya-Tanzania border town

May 12: 715 cases, border crossings becoming flash point

May 11: Cases reach 700, mass prisoner release

May 10: 649 cases, Raila worries about Magufuli

May 8: May 8: Govt to foot quarantine bills, cases at 607

May 7: 582 cases, lockdown in Eastleigh, Mombasa City

May 5: KQ’s UK repatriation flight returns

May 4: Cases hit 535, govt decries abuse of relaxed measures

May 3: KQ repatriation flight, Nairobi fumigation

May 2: Case count at 435, mass testing starts

May 1: Case count hits 411, Uhuru vows transparency

May 30: 1,888 cases, Kericho records infection

Kericho County becomes the latest to report a case of COVID-19 according to authorities.

Total confirmed cases = 1,471 (new cases = 123)

Total recoveries = 408

Total deaths = 55

Active cases = 1,008

Figures valid as of close of day May 27, 2020

May 27: govt intensifies voluntary testing campaign

Government is intensify calls for people to submit themselves for voluntary testing as the steady rise of cases continue across the country.

Total confirmed cases = 1,348 (new cases = 5)

Total recoveries = 405

Total deaths = 52

Active cases = 891

Figures valid as of close of day May 26, 2020

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May 23: 1,192 cases, additional health workers to be hired

Thirty-one new cases were registered today taking the tally to 1,192; President Kenyatta disclosed in an address.

May 16: 830 cases, TZ, Somali borders shut

Total confirmed cases = 830 (new cases = 49)

Total recoveries = 301

Total deaths = 50 (5 new)

Active cases = 481

Kenya’s case count reached 830 as pf today President Uhuru Kenyatta announced in an address today.

May 14: Cases hit 758, focus turns to borders

Total confirmed cases = 758 (new cases = 21)

Total recoveries = 284

Total deaths = 42

Samples tested over 24-hours = 1,486

Total samples tested = 36,918

Government reports that a new area of focus in the fight against the virus are the frontiers.