COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Kenya |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | Nairobi |
Arrival date | 13 March 2020 (4 years, 8 months, 1 week and 5 days) |
Confirmed cases | 344,109[1] |
Recovered | 256,551[2] |
Deaths | 5,689[1] |
Fatality rate | 1.65% |
Vaccinations | |
Government website | |
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The COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Kenya on 12 March 2020,[3] with the initial cases reported in the capital city Nairobi and in the coastal area Mombasa.