Three Cases of Corona Virus confirmed in Kisumu
Members of the Public are being screened as they enter Kisumu City.Today three people have been confirmed in Kisumu to be having Corona Virus-Photo Courtesy.
By Dickson Odhiambo
May 25, 2020
Three Cases of Corona
Virus confirmed in Kisumu
Three People have been confirmed to be positive with Corona
virus in Kisumu County.
Kisumu Governor Prof Peter Anyang Nyong’o says the three are
confirmed cases since last Saturday May 23, 2020.
In a press statement to the newsrooms today, Governor Nyong’o
says two of the cases are currently at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and
Referral Hospital Covid-19 isolation center and the other one case is in an isolation
center in Nairobi.
Nyong’o says the first two cases who are both male aged 19
and 82 years respectively are long distant truck drivers whom the public health
surveillance team intercepted having traveled from South Sudan and Uganda
respectively through Busia Border Control last Saturday.
“The third one, a 33 year-old female was identified by our
public health surveillance team having travelled with 19 other persons from
Nairobi to attend a funeral in Nyando sub-county on Saturday 23,2020,” Nyong’o
says.
Governor Nyong’o says all the 20 were screened and tested
for Covid-19.
“This case, having travelled back to Nairobi, has been
referred to Nairobi Metropolitan surveillance teams and is currently in an
isolation facility.
Nyong’o adds that already contact tracing for all the three
confirmed cases is currently ongoing.
The Governor further says that however, no resident of
Kisumu County has to date tested positive for Covid-19.
He urges the general public to adhere to all the Government’s
directives and Public Health Covid-19 containment measures.
“The general public should continue to be vigilant and
report any cases of travel or Covid-19 like symptoms to public. Such signals
can also be reported via our Toll-Free Covid-19 Response Call Center 0800 720
575.
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