Close To 2,000 Test Positive Of Covid-19 As Matatus Resume Full Blast

1,974 people have tested positive for the Covid-19, from a sample size of 13,407 tested in the last 24 hours to Wednesday. The positivity rate is now 14.7 percent. 1,902 were Kenyans while 72 were foreigners. 1,050 females while 924 are males.

According to the data from the Ministry of Health, the total confirmed Covid-19 positive cases are now 215,730 and cumulative tests so far conducted are 2,218,566. The cases have been on the rise in the past few weeks as Kenya battles the fourth wave.

At the same time, 653 patients have recovered from the disease with 546 from the Home-Based Isolation & Care program & 107 are from various health facilities. Total recoveries now stand at 199,439; 159,819 are from the Home Based Care & Isolation program & 39,620 are from various health facilities.

30 patients succumbed to the disease, one of them having occurred in the last 24 hours while 29 are late deaths reported after conducting facility record audits on diverse dates in the months of March, July, and August 2021. This now pushes the cumulative fatalities to 4,241.

1,813 patients are currently admitted in various health facilities countrywide, while 8,193 are under the Home-Based Isolation and Care program.

138 patients are in the ICU, 64 of whom are on ventilatory support and 67 on supplemental oxygen. 7 patients are under observation. Another 624 patients are separately on supplemental oxygen with 587 of them in general wards and 37 in High Dependency Units.

As the numbers rise, KMPDU has faulted the government for allowing matatus to resume carrying passengers full capacity saying Kenyans should expect a rise in the cases like never before. They have called on the government to put in place measures.

The fourth wave seems to be hitting the country hard. The Ministry of Health has said that all hospitals are now full and it will be difficult for new patients to even find a bed. There is also an acute shortage of oxygen in hospitals.

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