Kenya records 121 new Covid-19 cases, 3 more deaths – KBC

121 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 raising the country’s total number of confirmed cases to 3,215.

In a statement, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe Thursday said the new cases were confirmed from 3,291 samples that were tested within 24 hours.

A total of 106,247 tests have been conducted since the disease was first reported in the country. Of the new cases, 92 are males while 29 are females.

Nairobi recorded 49 new cases, Busia 37, Mombasa 20, Kajiado five, Migori four, Kiambu and Kilifi two cases each, and Muranga and Nyeri one case each.

44 more people had been discharged, bringing to 1,092 the total number of recoveries in the country.

“Today, we have discharged 44 patients who have recovered from COVID-19, bringing our tally of recoveries to 1,092. We thank all our healthcare workers for their dedication and commitment that has made this possible”, said the CS.

Three more deaths were reported bringing to 92 the number of fatalities in the country.

Kagwe appealed to all Kenyans to support each other during this time and work together to prevent the spread of the virus.