Kenya’s COVID-19 case fatality rate declines to 2.1 per cent » Capital News

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 3 – The country’s COVID-19 case fatality rate slightly dropped to 2.1 per cent on Friday down from an average of 2.5 per cent reported in June.

The slowed fatality rate came at a time the health ministry reported two coronavirus-related deaths raising the country’s death toll to 154.

The new figure reported by the Health Chief Administrative Secretary Rashid Aman represents a case fatality rate of 2.1 per cent against the global average of 4.8 per cent 

At the same time, Aman noted the number of patients who have recovered from the virus since April 1 rose to 2,148 after 39 patients were discharged. 

The recovery rate stood at 30 per cent against a global average of 56 per cent.

With the confirmation of 7,188 cases since March 14, there are 4,886 active patients who are being monitored at health facilities and home-based care.