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Covid-19: Kenya records 847 new cases with positivity rate of 13.9%

Kenya has recorded 847 new Covid-19 cases from a sample size of 6,080 people tested in the last 24 hours, pushing the cumulative cases to 196,757 while the positivity rate stands at 13.9%. 

The Ministry of Health stated, “From the cases 820 are Kenyans while 27 are foreigners 485 are males and 362."

The oldest case is 97 years old while the youngest is a five-month-old baby. 

The most new infections (397) were from Nairobi while Busia came in second with 66.

Kiambu had the third highest number of infections, with 58, while Nakuru had 46.

722 new recoveries have been recorded in the last 24 hours. From the new recoveries, 567 are from the Home-Based Isolation and Care program while 155 are from various health facilities countrywide.

Unfortunately, 11 new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, pushing the cumulative fatalities to 3,849. 

The Health Ministry added that one of the deaths occurred in the last 24 hours, while 10 are late deaths reported after conducting facility record audits in the month of July 2021.

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