Kenya records 735 new positive cases of Covid-19 with 12 more deaths

1,189 patients are currently admitted in various health facilities countrywide.

by kevin cheruiyot

News05 December 2020 - 18:10

In Summary

• The new cases were picked from a sample size of 7,671 tested, bringing the total number of positive cases to 87,984.

• From the cases, 723 are Kenyans while 12 are foreigners. In terms of gender 467 are males and 268 females.

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe during the daily Covid-19 briefing at Afya House on May 21, 2020.

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe said on Saturday that the country recorded 735 people tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

The new cases were picked from a sample size of 7,671 tested, bringing the total number of positive cases to 87,984.

The cumulative tests are now 927,082.

From the cases, 723 are Kenyans while 12 are foreigners. In terms of gender 467 are males and 268 females.

The youngest is a four-month-old infant, while the oldest is 87.

The CS said through a statement that 422 patients have recovered from the disease, 369 from the Home-Based Care Program, while 53 have been discharged from various hospitals.

Total recoveries now stand at 68,532.

Twelve patients have succumbed to the virus, bringing cumulative fatalities to 1,518.

Kagwe said that 1,189 patients are currently admitted in various health facilities countrywide with 8,146 on Home Based Isolation and Care.

Also,76 patients are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 33 of whom are on ventilatory support, and 42 on supplemental oxygen.

Another 65 patients are separately on supplementary oxygen out of whom 60 are in the general wards. 5 are in the High Dependency Unit (HDU).

From the new cases, Nairobi lead with 207 cases ,Mombasa 83, Nakuru 79, Kakamega 40, Kiambu 38, Kisumu 31, Busia 24, Kilifi 21, Kajiado 20, and Nyeri 20.

Kisii 15, Kirinyaga 13,Nyandarua 13, Makueni 12, Machakos 12, Taita Taveta 11, Uasin Gishu 10, and Kericho 10.

Nandi 8, Kitui 8, Turkana 8, Laikipia 7,Narok 6, Murang’a 6, Vihiga 5, Garissa 5, Embu 3, Homa Bay 3,Isiolo 3, Meru 3, Tana River 2, Siaya 2, Kwale 2, Tharaka Nithi 2,Samburu 2 and Bungoma 1.

The 207 cases in Nairobi,are from Lang’ata (51), Kibra (22), Westlands (19), Embakasi West(12), Embakasi Central, Makadara and Starehe (11) cases each,Kamukunji and Kasarani (10) cases each.

Dagoretti North andEmbakasi South (8) cases each, Embakasi East (7), EmbakasiNorth, Mathare, and Roysambu (6) cases each, Dagoretti South (5)and Ruaraka (4)