The Ministry of Health has announced that from a sample of 4,732 tested in the last 24 hours, 719 people tested positive Covid-19 bringing the total number of cases to 62,488.
685 of the new cases are Kenyans while 34 are foreigners.
268 are females and 451 are males. The oldest is
81 years old while the youngest is a five-month-old infant.
In terms of recovery, the CS announced that 912 patients recovered from the disease whereby 130 were discharged from various hospitals and
782 were from the Home-Based Program.
However, the fatality hit 1,111 as 8 more patients succumbed to the virus.
Nairobi is the county with the highest number of cases as the number is 336.
The breakdown of the cases in other counties is as follows: Mombasa 84, Busia 50, Kiambu 45, Turkana 33, Kajiado 24, Kitui 21, Nyeri 20, Garissa 20, Nakuru 18, Kakamega 17, Mandera 14, machakos 9, Kilifi 4, Kirinyaga 4, Trans Nzoia 4, Homabay 3, Tharaka Nithi 3, Nyandarua 2, Meru 2, isiolo 1 Kwale 1, Nyamira 1 Laikipia 1, Migori 1 and Embu 1.
The 336 cases in Nairobi were recorded in the following areas: Kibra 46, Starehe 37, Westlands 32, Lang’ata 28, Dagoretti North 25. Embakasi West 24, kamukunji 23, Dagoretti South 17, Embakasi East 15, Makadara and Mathare 14 cases each, Embakasi Central 11, Roysambu 7 and Embakasi South 6.
The 84 cases in Mombasa are from the following areas: Mvita 30, Jomvu 19, Changamwe and Kisauni 10 each, Nyali 8, and Likoni 7.
The 45 cases in Kiambu County are from Kiambu Town 16, Ruiru 9, Kiambaa 6, Kikuyu 4, Kabete and Thika 3 cases each, Lari 2, Gatundu South 1, and Juja 1.
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