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UNHCR Kenya: COVID-19 Response Update (5 June 2020)

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Background

  • UNHCR Kenya’s Biweekly Update provides consolidated and up-to-date information on issues related to the refugee situation in Kenya in relation to the COVID-19 Emergency Response.

  • As of 31 May, Kenya hosts 494,649 refugees and asylum-seekers in Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps, as well as urban areas (84% live in camps and 16% urban areas). In addition, an estimated 18,500 stateless persons live in the country.

Update on the COVID-19 Situation in Kenya

  • As of 4 June 2020, there are 2,340 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kenya, of which 592 recovered and 78 deaths. In total, 87,698 persons have been tested in the country.

  • There are nine confirmed COVID-19 cases in the refugee camps, with eight in Dadaab and one in Kakuma who are all stable and asymptomatic.