Yesterday 202 people tested positive for the disease, from a sample size of 2,787 tested in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate is now at 7.2%.
County distribution
Nairobi 141, Kiambu 32, Kilifi 6, Nakuru 5, Siaya 3, Uasin Gishu 3, Kisii 2, Machakos 2, Murang’a 2, Busia, Embu, Kakamega, Kitui, Mombasa and Taita Taveta 1 case each.
91 patients have recovered from the disease, all of them from the Home Based and Isolation Care Program. This pushes the total recoveries to 319,208 of whom 266,177 are from the Home-Based Care and Isolation program, while 53,031 are from various health facilities countrywide.
No patient has succumbed to the disease therefore the cumulative fatalities remain 5,651.
31 patients currently admitted in our health facilities, while 1,327 are under the Home-Based Isolation and Care program. No patient is in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), none is on supplemental oxygen and no patient is in the High Dependency Unit (HDU).
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