Kenya's COVID-19 cases surpass 32,000 as flattening curve faces headwinds


By UnreguserYang Zhen

NAIROBI, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The number of COVID-19 cases in Kenya reached 32,118 on Saturday, after 355 people tested positive to the disease amid lingering concern over the slow pace of flattening the curve.

Mutahi Kagwe, cabinet secretary for health, said that 339 Kenyans and 16 foreigners were confirmed positive from 5,724 samples that were tested in the last 24 hours, bringing cumulative tests to 417,804.

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