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COVID-19 update: Kenya records 4 new deaths, 64 more infections Tuko 02/01/2021
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Kenya s tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, January 2, increased by 64 to 96,678, Ministry of Health has announced.
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe. Photo: MoH.
Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 update (30 December 2020)
816 patients have recovered from the disease, 798 being from the Home-Based Care Program, while 18 have been discharged from various hospitals. The total recoveries now stand at 78,475.
2 patients have lost their lives to the disease bringing the cumulative fatalities to 1,667. Read more on https://africa-newsroom.com/press/coronavirus-kenya-covid19-update-30-december-2020?lang=en
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Covid-19: Only 2.1 per cent of population tested as Kenya records 207 new cases
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Judah Ben-Hur | December 31st 2020 at 06:34:15 GMT +0300
Health CAS Dr Rashid Aman. [File, Standard]
Kenya has recorded 207 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, shooting the national tally of positive cases to 96,458. The numbers come from a sample size of 4,988 bringing the total number of tests conducted to 1,046,667; 2.1 per cent of the total population.
Of the cases, 190 are Kenyans while 17 are foreigners.
A statement from the Ministry of Health (MOH) shows that 130 of the people who have tested positive are male while 77 are female. The youngest among them is a five-month-old infant while the oldest is 84.
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207 people have tested positive for the virus, from a sample size of 4,988 tested in the last 24 hours, bringing to 96,458 the number of confirmed positive cases in the country. The cumulative tests are now 1,046,667.
Distribution of the cases by Counties; Nairobi 93, Bungoma 16, Uasin Gishu 14, Mombasa 11, Nakuru 11, Kiambu 11, Homabay 8, Kajiado 5, Busia 5, Makueni 5, Kakamega 3, Kisumu 3, Kwale 3, Nandi 3, Trans Nzoia 3, Kilifi 2, Taita Taveta 2, Isiolo 2, Vihiga 2, Machakos 2, Siaya 1, Mandera 1 and Garissa 1.
262 patients have recovered from the disease, 238 being from the Home-Based Care Program, while 24 have been discharged from various hospitals. The total recoveries now stand at 78,737.
3 patients have succumbed to the disease bringing the cumulative fatalities to 1,670.