284 Test Positive For Covid-19, Positivity Rate At 6.3%

284 people have tested positive for the disease, from a sample size of 4,540 tested in the last 24 hours according to the stats released by the Ministry of Health.

The positivity rate is now 6.3 percent. Total confirmed positive cases are now 171,942 and cumulative tests so far conducted are 1,826,756.

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New cases by county: Siaya 66, Nairobi 66, Kisumu 30, Mombasa 21, Busia 13, Kericho 8, Nyeri 8, Kiambu 7, Nakuru 7, Turkana 7, Uasin Gishu 7, Garissa 6, Vihiga 6, Kisii 5, Murang’a 4, Kitui 3, Embu 2, Migori 2, Kakamega 2, Narok 2, Kirinyaga 2, Kwale 2.

At the same time, Lamu 1, Marsabit 1 Meru 1, Nandi 1, Trans Nzoia 1, West Pokot 1, Homa Bay 1 and Kajiado 1. The Ministry has called on Kenyans to remain vigilant as the Indian variant has started gaining momentum across the country.

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124 patients have recovered, 97 from various health facilities; 27 are from the Home-Based & Isolation Care Program.

Total recoveries now stand at 117,469 of whom 85,291 are from the Home Based Care& Isolation program, while 32,178 are from various health facilities countrywide.

17 people have succumbed to the disease, all of them being late deaths reported after conducting Facility Record Audits on diverse dates in the month of April and May. This now pushes the cumulative fatalities to 3,240.

1,207 patients are currently admitted to various health facilities, while 4,946 patients are under the Home-Based Isolation and Care Program.

96 patients are in the ICU, 23 of whom are on ventilatory support and 60 on supplemental oxygen. 13 patients are under observation.

92 patients are separately on supplemental oxygen with 85 of them in general wards and 7 in High Dependency Units (HDU).