Kisumu hospitals grapple with surging co-infection of malaria, Covid

Covid-19 isolation center at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kisumu (Collins Oduor, Standard)

Kisumu County has recorded a surge in malaria cases with most patients also testing positive for Covid-19.

Areas with the highest malaria burden include Nyando, Nyakach and Seme and Kisumu East sub-counties. Children are the worst hit as their admissions have surged three times in the last two months, according to records at the Kisumu County Hospital.