On November 22nd, 968 people tested positive for Covid-19 in Kenya, from a sample size of 6,610 tested in 24 hours, bringing to 77,372 the number of confirmed positive cases. Of the cases 888 were Kenyans and 80 were foreigners.
Distribution of the cases by Counties is as follows; Nairobi had 421 Mombasa 91, Kilifi 88, Busia 73, Kiambu 54, Kajiado 30, Nakuru 22, Uasin Gishu 21, Machakos 17, Murang’a 16, Nyeri 16, Bungoma 14, Kirinyaga 13, Makueni 11, Kisumu 11, Turkana 11, Tharaka Nithi 11, Meru 11…
Marsabit 8, Laikipia 4, Narok 4, Kisii 3, Homabay 3, Elgeyo Marakwet 3, Mandera 3, Nandi 2, Kwale 2 , Kericho 1, Garissa 1, Wajir 1, Nyandarua 1, and Trans Nzoia 1,
According to the Ministry of Health, 155 patients have recovered from the disease, 110 from the Home-Based Care Program, while 45 have been discharged from various hospitals. The country’s total recoveries now stand at 51,507.
Unfortunately, 14 patients have succumbed to the disease bringing the country’s total cumulative fatalities to 1,380.
Currently, there are 1,131 patients admitted in various health facilities countrywide, while 7,023 are on Home Based Isolation and Care. 63 patients are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 36 of whom are on ventilatory support, and 26 on supplemental oxygen.
Another 76 patients are separately on supplementary oxygen out of whom 74 are in the general wards and 2 are in the High Dependency Unit (HDU).
Meanwhile, a Reutter’s tally showed that the total COVID-19 cases in Africa surpassed the 2,000,000 marks despite the slow addition of reported infections compared to other regions around the world.
According to the tally, Africa represents under 4 percent of the world’s reported cases, which are over 2,012,000 and many experts believe the number is an undercount.
South Africa has the continent’s highest number of reported COVID-19 cases standing at over 750,000, with a death rate of 2.71 percent, based on a Reuters tally.
Other countries such as Sudan, Chad, and Egypt have reported the highest fatality rates across the continent at 7.81, 6.28, and 5.82 percent, respectively.