Covid-19 hits Kenyan men harder

Summary

• 50 of the new cases are male and 22 female. 
• Two people died overnight, taking the total fatalities over the virus to 71.
• 17 more patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours.

By ANGELA OKETCH

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The Ministry of Health reported 72 more Covid-19 cases on Tuesday bringing the national tally to
2,093.
Dr Rashid Aman, the Chief Administrative Secretary for Health, said during his daily update in Nairobi that 50 of the new cases are male and 22 female.
He added that two people died overnight, taking the total fatalities over the virus to 71.
So far, 499 have recovered after 17 more patients were discharged from hospitals, Dr Aman said.
According to the Health CAS, 82,946 lab tests for Covid-19 have been carried out in Kenya as of Tuesday.
Kenya announced its first case of the new coronavirus on March 13.

The new cases are spread in eight counties, with the capital Nairobi taking more than half (39), Busia (13), Mombasa (eight), Kajiado (four), Migori (three), Kiambu and Garissa (two each) and Kisumu (one).

In Nairobi, Kibra had the biggest number with 16 infections, followed by Embakasi South (eight), Ruaraka and Westlands (five each), Langata (two), and Embakasi West, Dagoretti North and Starehe recording one case each.

Mombasa's cases were discovered in Mvita, Kisauni and Changamwe, which recorded two cases each, and Likoni and Nyali with a case each.