Kenya has reported seven new cases of COVID-19, taking the country’s total number to 303.
The new figures were announced by Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe.
During his coronavirus update on Wednesday, April 22, Kagwe said the new patients, with no recent history of travel outside the country were identified after tests were run on over 700 samples.
Kagwe announced that the government had decided to restrict movement in and out of Mandera county due to a sharp increase of COVID-19 cases in the devolved unit. Mandera has eight cases so far.
The minister took the opportunity to warn Kenyans against defying government directives aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19. His warning came after some patients escaped from a quarantine facility in the capital, Nairobi.
Kagwe urged Kenyans to come forward with information about the whereabouts of the escapees, saying they posed a risk to public health safety.
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