Kenya's confirmed Covid-19 cases on Wednesday reached 1,471 after 123 more infections were recorded, the Health Ministry said.
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe confirmed three more Covid-19 deaths after three patients died in hospitals after contracting the virus.
In his daily coronavirus briefing, Mr Kagwe announced that urban poor areas in Nairobi have become a focal point of the Covid-19 outbreak.
A total of 33 new cases were recorded in Mathare slum and 14 in Kibera slum.
Mr Kagwe said public transport is fuelling the spread of the virus in the slums.
