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AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> A female form four student at Lureko Secondary School in Mumias West Constituency has died of Covid-19 related complications.<\/p>\n

Kakamega County Health Executive Dr Collins Matemba told The Standard that parents of the student have also tested positive for the virus and have been put on home-based care under close supervision.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe student developed complications while at home and was taken to St Mary\u2019s Mission Hospital in Mumias and later transferred to Lifecare Private Hospital in Bungoma. But it was too little too late, she succumbed moments later,\u201d Dr Matemba said.<\/p>\n

Ten more students have contracted Covid-19 in the county according to Matemba.<\/p>\n

\u201cA student from Mukumu Girls who had been admitted at St Elizabeth Mukumu Mission Hospital eloped with a boyfriend only for her samples taken earlier to test positive,\u201d said Dr Matemba.<\/p>\n

The official said efforts to trace the girl by the department of health have hit a snag.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have officers from the Public Health Officer (PHO) in the school on contact tracing mission to avert the spread of coronavirus in the institution,\u201d said Mr Matemba.<\/p>\n

Fridah Amwayi, the school principal confirmed that indeed the said student was taken to the Mission Hospital after she fell sick while in school.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe girl fell sick and we suspected she could have contracted Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) or could be pregnant because she reported to school late when we opened only to be traced at her boyfriend\u2019s place in Bungoma by her father who brought her to school,\u201d said Ms Amwayi.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe later realised she was unwell and took her to the hospital to be sure of what was happening to her, she was tested for coronavirus and the results turned positive, she is said to have been accompanied her sister out of the hospital,\u201d said the teacher.<\/p>\n

Ms Amwayi said she had contacted the student\u2019s father over her whereabouts \u201cand seemingly he knows where she is but he won\u2019t disclose it to us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Matemba said at least nine new cases of coronavirus have been reported at St Peter\u2019s Boys in Mumias.<\/p>\n

\u201cFive of the infected students from St Peter\u2019s Boys are at Likuyani isolation facility, three are undergoing treatment at Mumias Level 4 hospital isolation centre while one is on Home Based isolation,\u201d argued Matemba.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Matemba has dismissed claims that Matungu MP Justus Murunga could have died due to lack of oxygen.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe MP collapsed at home and he was long dead by the time he arrived at St Mary\u2019s Mumias Mission Hospital, which is a private facility and as a county, we don\u2019t know whether it had the oxygen or not,\u201d argued the official.<\/p>\n

So far, 102 out of the 2, 800 health workers have contracted coronavirus in the county as of Friday last week according to Matemba.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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