国际英语资讯:Kenya records highest daily spike in COVID-19 cases as tally passes 15,000
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 23-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="to">to</span> 15,601 <span word="after">after</span> 796 <span word="infections">infections</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Mercy">Mercy</span> <span word="Mwangangi">Mwangangi</span>, <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Administrative">Administrative</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="from">from</span> 6,754 <span word="samples">samples</span> <span word="tested">tested</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="samples">samples</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="to">to</span> 261,027.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="better">better</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="struck">struck</span>," <span word="Mwangangi">Mwangangi</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="however">however</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span>, 793 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Kenyans">Kenyans</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="nationals">nationals</span>.</p><p><span word="Mwangangi">Mwangangi</span> <span word="said">said</span> 378 <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="discharged">discharged</span> <span word="and">and</span> 199 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="recoveries">recoveries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recoveries">recoveries</span> <span word="to">to</span> 7,135.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="succumbed">succumbed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="to">to</span> 263.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="surge">surge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alarming">alarming</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reinforce">reinforce</span> <span word="containment">containment</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="flouting">flouting</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="masks">masks</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="places">places</span>.</p><p><span word="Similarly">Similarly</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="throngs">throngs</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="contracting">contracting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>.</p>
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