County moves to tackle malaria as 60 cases reported

A child is tucked under a mosquito net. Malaria cases continue to be reported in Uasin Gishu County. FILE PHOTO | TONY KARUMBA | AFP

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  • The ministry and the county government had concentrated their efforts on Turbo constituency.

At least 60 new malaria infections have been reported in Kapseret constituency, Uasin Gishu County, over the last one week despite assurances from the Health ministry that the situation was under control.

The ministry and the county government had concentrated their efforts on Turbo constituency where more than 100 malaria cases were reported in the last one month.

However, on Wednesday, new infections increased in Kapseret.

Health administrator Alexander Korir said the increased infections had forced them to send a team to control its spread.

“We have suspended some of the activities in public hospitals in the county to tackle this upsurge,” he said