The government on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 announced the detection of the Indian variant of Covid-19 in the country following tests on workers at a sugar firm in Kisumu. In Kisumu, health officials confirmed eight cases of Covid-19 of Indian variant from samples collected at Kibos Sugar Factory. However, he said, of those tested, one has since succumbed to Covid-19: “We cannot confirm if the death recorded was as a result of the Indian variant,” Nyunya said. The variant has been verified in 45 countries and yet to be verified in 9 other countries. Kenya and Uganda are the latest countries to join the list of other 17 countries where the variants have been reported.

Source: Standard Digital May 06, 2021 05:21 UTC