Kenya coronavirus cases hit 42 as more test positive

Health secretary Mutahi Kagwe. FILE PHOTO | NMG 


The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Kenya rose to 42 on Sunday with the Health secretary Mutahi Kagwe warning of dire times ahead.

The four are a Kenyan, an American national, one from Cameroon and Burkina Faso while 1,426 people who came into close contact with the 42 remain under close monitoring by the Ministry of Health.