Is The Second Wave Of Covid-19 Getting Out Of Hand?

413 people tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday in Kenya from a sample size of 3,489 tested in 24 hours, bringing to 77,785 the number of confirmed positive cases in the country. Of the cases 399 are Kenyans and 14 are foreigners

Distribution of the cases by Counties is as follows; Nairobi 229 Mombasa 46, Kiambu 22, Busia 18, Uasin Gishu 15, Kajiado 12, Machakos 12, Murang’a 9, Meru 9, Kisii 9, Kilifi 6, Nyeri 4, Kirinyaga 4, Embu 3.

Kisumu 3, Laikipia 3, Kericho 2, Marsabit 2, Homabay 1, Elgeyo Marakwet 1, Nakuru 1, Kakamega 1 and Kitui 1

According to the MOH, 396 patients have recovered from the disease, 326 from the Home-Based Care Program, while 70 have been discharged from various hospitals. The total recoveries now stand at 51,903.

The MOH added that 12 more patients have succumbed to the disease which brings the country’s total number of cumulative fatalities to 1,392.

Currently, there are 1,182 patients admitted in various health facilities countrywide, while 7,142 are on Home Based Isolation and Care. 52 patients are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 32 of whom are on ventilatory support, and 16 on supplemental oxygen.

Another 86 patients are separately on supplementary oxygen out of whom 74 are in the general wards and 12 are in the High Dependency Unit (HDU).

Meanwhile, According to the Johns Hopkins University, the overall number of global COVID-19 cases has surpassed the 57 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.36 million.

The Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 58,704,217 and 1,388,926.

The global number of COVID-19 recoveries stands at 37,518,592 according to the World Health Organization.

The data presents the US as the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 11,908,395 and 254,383, respectively, according to the CSSE.

Next in line is India with over 9,004,365 COVID-19 cases, the country’s death toll as of now stands at over 132,162.

The other countries with more than a million confirmed cases are Brazil (6,020,164), France (2,160,343), Russia (2,023,025), Spain (1,556,730), the UK (1,477,214), Argentina (1,359,042), Italy (1,345,767), Colombia (1,233,444) and Mexico (1,025,969), the CSSE figures showed.

Is the second wave getting out of hand?