1 person died after COVID-19 complications in the last 24 hours. This makes the lowest daily death toll in 3 months. – By Gerald Gekara.
366 people have tested positive for the virus, from a sample size of 4,205 tested in the last 24 hours, bringing to 91,892 the number of confirmed positive cases in the country.
The cumulative tests are now 971,522, with a positivity rate of 8.7 percent.
In the new tally, 346 are Kenyans while 20 are foreigners. 236 are males and 130 being females. The youngest case is a one-year old child, while the oldest is 78.
Nairobi county, the Country’s capital continues to register the bulk of COVID-19 cases, registering 142 cases. Other counties had; Kiambu (42), Samburu (42), Murang’a (26), Narok (20), Kirinyaga (15), Embu (12), Mombasa (10), Kajiado (8), Nakuru (6), Busia (6), Garissa (6), Meru (5), Makueni (5), Machakos (4), Kilifi (4), Uasin Gishu (2), Kitui (2), Mandera (2), Marsabit (2), Taita Taveta (2), Kwale (2), while Kakamega recorded (1) case.
The data presented by the ministry also adds that 967 patients are admitted in various health facilities countrywide and 6,583 on Home Based Isolation and Care.
48 patients are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 28 of whom are on ventilatory support, and 18 on supplemental oxygen. 2 are on observation.
Over the same period, the Ministry of Health confirmed that 432 patients had recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours. Therefore the total number of recoveries have risen to 73,028.
