Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has announced that the COVID-19 vaccine inoculations will begin next Tuesday 9th March.
According to the Health Ministry, the vaccine will be administered first to health workers before other priority groups.
325 people have tested positive to the coronavirus disease, out of a sample size of 3,282 tested in the last 24 hours. The total confirmed positive cases are now 105,973.
The cumulative tests so far conducted are 1,298,838. From the cases 296 are Kenyans while 29 are foreigners.
Nairobi has 207 cases, Busia 30, Mombasa 21, Machakos 14, Kiambu 11, Kajiado 9, Uasin Gishu 5, Garissa 5, Nakuru 4, Meru 4, Tharaka Nithi 4, Murang’a 2, Kericho 2, Kirinyaga 1, Makueni 1, Migori 1, Narok 1, Kakamega 1, Bungoma 1 and West Pokot 1.
69 patients have recovered from the disease, 58 from the Home Based and Isolation Care while 11 are from various health facilities. Total recoveries now stand at 86,678.
Two patients have succumbed to the disease pushing our cumulative fatalities to 1,856.
