Covid-19 cases on the rise again

WHO recommends that the positivity rate be maintained at below five per cent

by WILLIAM WANYOIKE

Infographics03 November 2022 - 00:18

In Summary

•Experts have attributed the current rise of infections in the country to the change in weather and new variants.

•According to the data, the positivity rate went up to between 1.6 and 2.1 per cent in mid-October before shooting above the World Health Organization recommendation of below five per cent in the last week of October.

There has been a rise in the Covid-19 positivity, with the highest percentage being recorded in the last one week, data from the Ministry of Health shows.

Experts have attributed the current rise of infections in the country to the change in weather and new variants.

According to the data, the positivity rate went up to between 1.6 and 2.1 per cent in mid-October before shooting above the World Health Organization recommendation of below five per cent in the last week of October.

WHO recommends that the positivity rate be maintained at below five per cent for a consistent period of more than 14 days, if a country wishes to relax its containment protocols.