It took Kenya eight months from March 26, 2020 - when the country reported the first death from Covid-19 - to report 1,000 fatalities from the viral disease. We took five months to record 2,000 deaths, and only two more months to get to 3,000. Going by this trend, the Ministry of Health is now predicting that Kenya’s fourth wave, expected in July, is likely to be more lethal. Covid 19 Time Series
During the first wave in August 2020, the country reported an average 14 deaths a day. Three months later, in November, during the second wave, the average daily deaths stood at 19. During Kenya’s third wave, which lasted about three months from February, the country registered an average of 21 deaths a day.