Kenya has today recorded the highest ever number of new of COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours according to the Ministry of Health at 389 cases.
The 389 new COVID-19 cases are out of 4,829 samples tested in the last 24 hours bringing the total number o samples tested in the country to 185,035.
The 389 new COVID-19 cases are inclusive of 266 males and 123 females with all the cases ranging between 1-year-old and 93-years-old.
According to the Ministry of Health, three of the 389 COVID-19 cases announced today, 4th July 2020, are foreigners while 386 are Kenyans.
The 389 new COVID-19 cases are distributed in counties as follows:
Nairobi – 248
Kajiado – 36
Kiambu – 27
Mombasa – 23
Busia – 17
Machakos – 10
Migori-9
Kitui-6
Makueni – 3
Uasin Gishu – 3
Nakuru-2
Kilifi-2
Garissa – 1
Murang’a – 1
Narok – 1
The number of fully recovered patients has increased by 88 after they tested COVID-19 negative in the last 24 hours bringing the total to 2,236.
Sadly the number of fatalities has also increased after five more people have died of COVID-19 bringing the total to 159.
The 248 COVID-19 cases reported in Nairobi are spread in Dagoretti North-55, Kibra-40, Lang’ata-33, Ruaraka – 17,Westlands – 14, Embakasi East-13, Makadara – 13, Roysambu – 11,Embakasi South and Kasarani – 8 each, Mathare, Starehe, Embakasi Central and Embakasi West – 7 each, Embakasi North and Kamukunji – 3.
The 36 COVID-19 Kajiado cases are 32 from Kajiado Central, East and North – 2 cases each.
The 27 Kiambu COVID-19 cases from Kiambaa, Ruiru and Kikuyu-6 cases each, Kabete, Kiambu town – 4 cases each, and one case from Thika Town.