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Kenya records 947 new COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1805, October 24, 2020 (EAT)
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kenya has risen to 48,790 after 947 more people tested positive from a sample size of 6,862 tested in...
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French Open winner Swiatek to quarantine after contact with COVID-19
By Reuters,
1417, October 24, 2020 (EAT)
French Open winner Iga Swiatek said on Saturday she feels good, but will quarantine, after she met Polish President Andrzej Duda who subsequently test...
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1,700 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 so far- MoH
By Citizen Reporter,
1220, October 23, 2020 (EAT)
A total of 1,700 inmates have tested positive for the new coronavirus since it was first reported in the country, Health Services Director Dr. Kisivul...
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Multimedia University cancels face-to-face learning at Mbagathi campus, cites spike in COVID-19 cases
By Tonny Ndungu,
1008, October 23, 2020 (EAT)
The Multimedia University of Kenya has cancelled face to face learning at its Mbagathi Campus that was set to resume on Monday. In a memo sent to t...
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COVID-19: Kenya records 1,068 new cases, 12 deaths
By Tonny Ndungu,
1738, October 22, 2020 (EAT)
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kenya has risen to 47,212 after 1,068 tested positive between Wednesday and Thursday. The cases wer...
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Star of the Sea, Tononoka schools closed over COVID-19 cases
By George Aoko,
1805, October 21, 2020 (EAT)
Star of the Sea Secondary School and Tononoka High School in Mombasa have been closed following positive cases of COVID-19. Reports indicate that s...
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Magistrate up in arms after court now told Waititu is on bed rest
By Dzuya Walter,
1516, October 21, 2020 (EAT)
Trial Magistrate Nzuki Thomas has directed that all accused persons in the case involving former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu attend the hearing....
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43 patients in ICU as Kenya coronavirus caseload rises to 45,647
By Citizen Reporter,
1723, October 20, 2020 (EAT)
43 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 currently in intensive care as Kenya coronavirus caseload rose to 45,647. In a statement released on T...
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Homa Bay County Assembly closed for two weeks after MCA tests positive for COVID-19
By Aly Abich,
1146, October 20, 2020 (EAT)
Homa Bay County Assembly has been closed for two weeks after one of the members tested positive for coronavirus. According to a report from the cou...
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Rooney tests negative for Covid-19 but to miss three games
By Agencies,
1023, October 20, 2020 (EAT)
Derby County forward Wayne Rooney will have to self-isolate for 10 days after a friend who visited him at home on Thursday tested positive for Covid-1...
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South Africa health minister Zweli Mkhize, wife May test positive for COVID-19
By Reuters,
844, October 20, 2020 (EAT)
South Africa’s health minister, Zweli Mkhize, and his wife May Mashego have tested positive for COVID-19, his office said late on Sunday. “I am...
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Nakuru nurses plead for more PPEs, hospital beds as COVID cases soar
By Robert Maina,
1843, October 19, 2020 (EAT)
Nakuru nurses have appealed to the National and County governments to equip them with enough Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The nurses at Nak...
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Mandera now testing COVID-19 samples tests at KEMRI lab after Nairobi trips became too costly
By Citizen Reporter,
1746, October 19, 2020 (EAT)
COVID-19 tests can now be done in Mandera following the launch of a Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) laboratory in the county. Governor Ali...
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Doctors probe whether COVID-19 is causing diabetes
By Reuters,
1712, October 19, 2020 (EAT)
Mario Buelna, a healthy 28-year-old father, caught a fever and started having trouble breathing in June. He soon tested positive for COVID-19. Week...
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Nandi County HQ shut down for two weeks after 8 staffers test positive for COVID-19
By Citizen Reporter,
1203, October 19, 2020 (EAT)
Nandi County headquarters has been shut down for 14 days after eight staff members tested positive for COVID-19. Six are from the Finance and Econo...
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COVID-19 case confirmed in Pope Francis’ Vatican residence
By Reuters,
1617, October 17, 2020 (EAT)
A man living in the same Vatican residence as Pope Francis has tested positive for COVID-19 and gone into isolation, the Vatican said on Saturday. Th...
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Rongo health facility temporarily closed after 10 staff test positive for COVID-19
By George Juma,
1509, October 17, 2020 (EAT)
A health facility in Rongo temporarily suspended outpatient services after 10 medical officers tested positive for COVID-19. In a letter seen by Ra...
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College president resigns after over 700 students test positive
By CNN,
910, October 17, 2020 (EAT)
The president of the State University of New York at Oneonta has resigned, as the school grapples with hundreds of reported Covid-19 cases within the ...
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COVID-19: Kenya records 437 new cases, 8 more deaths
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1655, October 16, 2020 (EAT)
The number of COVID-19 cases in Kenya has risen to 43,580 after 437 more people tested positive for the virus, from a sample size of 4,311 tested in t...
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COVID-19: Kenya records 602 new cases, 8 more deaths
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1917, October 15, 2020 (EAT)
The number of COVID-19 cases in the country has risen to 43,143 after 602 more people tested positive for the virus from a sample size of 5,618 tested...
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