919 Kenyans Test Positive For COVID-19, Caseload At 66,723

On November 12^th, 919 people tested positive for Covid-19 from a sample size of 6,135 tested in 24 hours, bringing to 66,723 the number of confirmed positive cases in Kenya.

From the cases, 887 are Kenyans and 32 are foreigners. In terms of gender 559 are males and 360 females. The youngest is a seven-month-old infant, while the oldest is 87.

Nairobi 345, Mombasa 98, Nakuru 76,  Kilifi 74, Kiambu 44, Kericho 41, Trans Nzoia 32, Kisumu 31, Uasin Gishu 24, Kajiado 18, Nyeri 17, Kwale 14, Taita Taveta 13, Machakos 10, Siaya 9, Turkana 9, Embu 7, Lamu 7, Meru 7…

West Pokot 6, Kisii 5,  Murang’a 5, Narok 5, Marsabit 5, Bomet 3, Homabay 3, Laikipia 2, Kirinyaga 2, Nandi 2, Garissa 1, Nyandarua 1, Migori 1, Vihiga 1 and Kakamega 1.

A total of 1,279 patients are admitted in various health facilities countrywide, while 6,102 are on Home Based Isolation and Care. 60 patients are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 20 of whom are on ventilatory support and 35 on supplemental oxygen.

Another 89 patients are separately on supplementary oxygen out of whom 71 are in the general wards and 18 are in the High Dependency Unit (HDU).

Meanwhile, data compiled by Johns Hopkins University shows that the number of global COVID-19 cases surpassed 50 million as global deaths surpassed the 1 Million mark.

According to the Johns Hopkins CSSE tally, global cases reached 50,325,072 and have resulted in nearly 1.3 million deaths.

The university also said global cases topped 30 million on September 17 and rose to 40 million on October 19. It took 32 days for the global caseload to jump from 30 million to 40 million, and only 20 days from 40 million to 50 million.

Current reports also indicate that Africa might need 1,200,000,000,000 shillings to access the coming COVID-19 vaccine. The African Union has a commitment of 500,000,000,000 shillings promised by the World Bank and other donors.