Four patients have succumbed to the disease pushing Kenya’s cumulative fatalities to 1,773. – By Gerald Gekara.
In the tally, the Ministry of Health confirmed a further 180 people who tested positive to the disease, out of a sample size of 4,580 tested in the last 24 hours.
The total confirmed positive cases are now 101,339 out of 1,200,302 samples taken since March 23, 2020.
Nairobi led with 99 new cases, Kiambu 33, Nakuru 8, Kajiado 7, Kisumu 6, Uasin Gishu 5, Mombasa 4, Taita Taveta 4, Nandi 3, Nyeri 3, Meru 2, Busia 1, Kakamega 1, Kericho 1, Kilifi 1, Kwale 1 and Machakos 1.
83 patients have recovered from the disease. 53 from the Home-Based Isolation and Care while 30 are from various health facilities. Total recoveries now stand at 84,143.
460 patients are currently admitted in various health facilities countrywide, while 1,432 are on Home Based Isolation and Care.
26 patients are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 11 of whom are on ventilatory support and 15 on supplemental oxygen.
16 patients are separately on supplementary oxygen with 12 of them in the general wards and 4 in the High Dependency Unit (HDU).
