Kenya has recorded 649 new Covid-19 cases from a sample size of 7,704 tested, bringing the cumulative confirmed cases to 241,783 while the positivity rate stands at 8.4%.
The Ministry of Health stated that total recoveries now stand at 230,095 as 333 new recoveries have been recorded.
Of the new recoveries, 221 are from various health facilities countrywide while 112 are from the Home-Based Isolation and Care programme.
Unfortunately, 30 patients succumbed to the disease, pushing the death toll to 4,830. All newly recorded deaths were reported in months of July, August and September.
According to the Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, 1,790 patients are currently admitted in various health facilities countrywide, while 4,419 are under the Home-Based Isolation and Care program.
Of the 162 patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU),120 are on ventilatory support and 38 on supplemental oxygen.
Another 724 patients are on supplemental oxygen with 669 of them in general wards and 55 in High Dependency Units(HDU).
A total of 2,934,285 vaccines have so far been administered across the country as of September 7. Of these, total first doses are 2,117,075 while second doses are 817,210.
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