Kenya has recorded 452 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours tested from a sample size of 4,876, pushing cumulative cases to 187,977 with the new infections having a positivity rate of 9.3 per cent.
In a statement on Friday, the Ministry of Health said, “From the cases, 436 are Kenyans while 16 are foreigners. 231 are males and 221 females. The youngest is a one-month-old infant while the oldest is 89 years.”
Total recoveries stand at 177,783 as 1,327 patients have recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours.
From the new recoveries, 1,272 are from the Home-Based Isolation and Care, while 55 are from various health facilities.
Unfortunately, two new deaths have been recorded, pushing the Covid-19 deathtoll to 3,718.
“A total of 1,151 patients are currently admitted in various health facilities countrywide, while 4,241 patients are under Home Based Isolation and Care program,” the Ministry of Health said “128 patients are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 40 of whom are on ventilatory support and 58 on supplemental oxygen,” the Ministry said.
Another 201 patients are separately on supplemental oxygen, with 174 of them in general wards and 27 in High Dependency Units (HDU).
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