COVID 19: 59 test positive, 73 discharged after full recovery – KBC

59 persons have tested positive of COVID 19 in the last 24 hours after 2354 people were tested bringing the total number of positive cases to 4797.

Health CAS Dr Mercy Mwangangi says they have discharged 73 persons and total recoveries now stand at 1680.

Unfortunately 2 patients died bringing total number of those who have succumbed to 125.

On day 101 since the first cases was announced, 142 366 persons have been tested as the Government enhances measures to mitigate the spread of Coronavirus.

All the 59 who tested positive are Kenyans, with 47 being male, 12 are female while the youngest is 7 and the oldest is 67.

Nairobi County has 28 positive cases while Mombasa County has 21. Kilifi on the other hand has 3 cases, Kiambu and Machakos have two, Bungoma, Uasin Gishu and Kisii have 1 case each.

The distribution in sub Counties in Nairobi indicates that Dagoretti North has 7 cases, Kibra has 5, Embakasi East has 4 Embakasi North has 3, Westlands has 3, Embakasi West has 2 Embakasi Central has 2, Roysambu and Makadara have one each.

In Mombasa, Kisauni has 8, Likoni has 5, Mvita has 3 Nyali has 2 Changamwe has 2, Jomvu has 1.

In Kilifi County the 3 cases are distributed in Kaloleni, Kilifi North and Kilifi South.