Covid-19 Positivity Rises as Total Infections Tally Jumps to 181,239 – LitKenya

The Ministry of Health has announced 741 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the national tally to 181,239.

The cases are from the 6,995 samples tested, bringing to 1,926,973 the cumulative number of tests. The country’s Covid-19 positivity rate rose from 10 per cent to 10.7 per cent in the last 24 hours.

In a statement issued in Nairobi, on Thursday, 24th June, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe announced that from the new cases, 698 are Kenyans while 43 are foreigners, with 464 being males and 277 females. The youngest is a one-year-old child while the oldest is 101.

Some 99 patients have recovered from the disease, 52 from the home-based and isolation care programme, while 47 are from various health facilities. The total number of recoveries now stands at 123,462.

The country’s death toll rose to 3,538 after 24 more people succumbed.

There are 1,059 patients admitted to various health facilities, while 6,599 patients are under the home-based isolation and care programme.

At the same time, 100 patients are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 36 of whom are on ventilatory support and 51 on supplemental oxygen, while 13 patients are under observation.

Another 140 patients are separately on supplemental oxygen with 131 of them in general wards and nine in High Dependency Units (HDU).

Distribution of Cases in Counties:

Nairobi had 146 cases, Busia 92, Siaya 76, Kisumu 51, Mombasa 47, Kericho 39, Kitui 37, Kisii 35, Uasin Gishu 27, Kakamega 26, Nyamira 21, Kilifi 17, Vihiga and Nandi, 16 cases each, Homa Bay 14, Nakuru 13, and Kiambu and Meru 10, cases each. Bungoma had nine, Kajiado five, Kirinyaga , Nyeri and Tana River four cases each, Machakos, Murang’a and Baringo, three cases each, Bomet, Garissa, Makueni, Migori and Nyandarua two cases each, West Pokot, Isiolo while Elgeyo-Marakwet, one case each.

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