Open in app Sign up Sign in Write Sign up Sign in ![\\"\\"](\\" # FALSE: Kenya has not confirmed 23 COVID-19 cases in Mombasa ## As of March 23, Kenya had 16 confirmed COVID-19 cases in total ![\\"PesaCheck\\"](\\" ![\\"PesaCheck\\"](\\" PesaCheck · Follow Published in PesaCheck · 4 min read · Mar 24, 2020 \-- Listen Share ![\\"\\"](\\" An article published by Times Live on March 23 claiming that Kenya has 23 more confirmed 23 more COVID-19 cases from Mombasa is FALSE. The article further states that the total confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kenya were 38. In a media briefing on March 23, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe reported one new case of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 16. One case confirmed on 23 March was from close contact of one of the eight newly reported patients. During a previous briefing, on March 22, Mr Kagwe confirmed eight more cases of COVID-19, raising the total to 15. Out of the 8 confirmed cases, five are Kenyans while three are foreign nationals — two French nationals and one from Mexico. CS Kagwe further stated that the eight are imported cases from Europe and America, and that they all came through the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport between March 4 and March 17. Data from the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) COVID-19 Resource Center shows that Kenya has 16 active cases, with zero deaths reported. ![\\"\\"](\\" The first COVID-19 case was announced on March 13, with two more on March 15, and one on March 17 while 3 others were confirmed on March 18. Out of the 16 confirmed cases in the country, two are from the Coast region, including Kilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi. The Ministry of Health says it has traced 646 people who came into close contact with confirmed cases. Out of that number, 96 have been released after a 14-day isolation period while 550 remain on the follow-up list. PesaCheck has looked into an article that claims that Kenya has confirmed 23 more COVID-19 cases from Mombasa and finds it to be FALSE. This post is part of an ongoing series of PesaCheck fact-checks examining content marked as _potential misinformation_ on Facebook and other social media platforms. By partnering with Facebook and similar social media platforms, third-party fact-checking organisations like PesaCheck are helping to sort fact from fiction. We do this by giving the public deeper insight and context to posts they see in their social media feeds. Have you spotted what you think is fake news or false information on Facebook? Here’s how you can report. And, here’s more information on PesaCheck’s methodology for fact-checking questionable content. ![\\"\\"](\\" This fact-check was written by PesaCheck Researcher _Musembi Mutisya_ __ and edited by _Enock Nyariki_ _._ The article was approved for publication by PesaCheck Managing Editor _Eric Mugendi_. ![\\"\\"](\\" PesaCheck is East Africa’s first public finance fact-checking initiative. It was co-founded by _Catherine Gicheru_ and _Justin Arenstein_, and is being incubated by the continent’s largest civic technology and data journalism accelerator: _Code for Africa_. It seeks to help the public separate fact from fiction in public pronouncements about the numbers that shape our world, with a special emphasis on pronouncements about public finances that shape government’s delivery of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) public services, such as healthcare, rural development and access to water/sanitation. _PesaCheck_also tests the accuracy of media reportage. To find out more about the project, visit ___pesacheck.org_ _._ ![\\"\\"](\\" Follow Us ![\\"\\"](\\" Like Us ![\\"\\"](\\" Email Us PesaCheck is a joint initiative of _Code for Africa_, through its _innovateAFRICA fund_, with additional funding support from the _International Budget Partnership (Kenya)_ and _Twaweza_, in partnership with a coalition of local media organisations, and the _International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)_. ![](\\" ## Sign up to discover human stories that deepen your understanding of the world. ## Free Distraction-free reading. No ads. Organize your knowledge with lists and highlights. Tell your story. Find your audience. Sign up for free ## Membership Read member-only stories Support writers you read most Earn money for your writing Listen to audio narrations Read offline with the Medium app Try for $5/month Kenya Mombasa Covid-19 Fact Checking Misinformation \-- \-- ![\\"PesaCheck\\"](\\" ![\\"PesaCheck\\"](\\" Follow ## Written by PesaCheck 5.8K Followers ·Editor for PesaCheck Are they lying? Kenya’s 1st fact-checking initiative verifies statements by public figures. A @Code4Kenya and @IBP_Kenya initiative, supported by @Code4Africa. Follow Help Status About Careers Press Blog Privacy Terms Text to speech Teams
Kenya confirms 23 more coronavirus cases from Mombasa