Kenya has so far tested 1,003,493 samples for COVID-19 since the pandemic was first reported on March 23. – By Gerald Gekara.
The crucial milestone has however recorded atleast 9.5% returning a positive result.
In a statement to pressrooms, the Ministry of Health says the constant lack of reagents continues to scale down the country’s testing capacity.
In his daily review, CS Health Mutahi Kagwe Kenya confirmed the statistics after recording 349 new cases.
From the cases 363 are Kenyans while 27 are foreigners.
in terms of counties;
Nairobi (103), Mombasa (50), Nakuru (48), Kitui (27), Embu (20), Kilifi (15), Migori (13), Uasin Gishu (12), Laikipia (12), Murang’a (11), while Kiambu, and Isiolo each had (10) cases.
Other cases reported were from; Meru (9), Kakamega (8), Baringo (6), Busia (4), Nandi (4), Machakos (4), Garissa (4), Kisumu (3), Trans Nzoia (3), Siaya (2), Makueni (2), Turkana (2), while Taita Taveta, Kisii, Kirinyaga, Nyeri, Bungoma, Homa Bay, Vihiga, and Kajiado had (1) case each.
285 patients have today recovered from the disease, 242 being from the Home-Based Care Program, while 43 have been discharged from various hospitals. The total recoveries now stand at 75,559.
However, Kenya’s death toll has risen to 1,436 after 6 more succumbed to complications from the virus.
