Kakamega County Governor Wycliffe Oparanya has ordered for the closure of all offices at the county headquarters for at least one week over a surge in infections among staff.
The governor has also directed that all county government staff undergo Covid-19 tests. So far, the county has registered 57 infections among medical personnel.
The governor also said Kakamega has 316 confirmed Covid-19 infections, adding that 155 are still in isolation while 7 succumbed to the disease.
Oparanya admitted that the county was staring at a shortage of ICU experts to help in the management of critical cases.
Prisons and health facilities have been identified as a weak link in the containment of the virus in Kakamega County.
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Several officers and inmates at the Shikusa Bostol Institution have tested positive for the virus while several of them were are under self-isolation.
The governor has asked authorities in the area to arrest persons found violating Covid-19 containment protocols issued by the ministry of health.
“We now order law enforcement officers within the county, including police, to arrest anybody found breaking COVID-19 regulations including wearing of masks,” directed Governor Oparanya.
