Coronavirus: Kenya cases rise to 216 as 8 more test positive

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CAS Mercy Mwangangi reported this in the daily update on Tuesday, saying five of the new patients were Kenyans and three foreign nationals.

While noting an increase in local transmission, CAS Mwangangi said mass testing will be a priority and will see about 12,000 testing kits distributed across the country.