Cassey Tash
Lister
Kenya has today recorded 957 new Covid-19 cases from a sample size of 5559.
The new cases bring the total caseload to 72,686, statement from Ministry of Health states.
Positivity rate is now at 17.2 per cent.
So far, 1,313 have died. In the last 24hrs, another 11 patents succumbed to the virus.
2,616 patients have recovered from the disease; 2,434 were from the Homebased care program while 182 were discharged from various health facilities.
Kenya's recoveries now stand at 49,878.
The statement states that 1,191 patients are currently admitted in various hospitals across the country.
58 patients are in ICU, 27 on ventilatory support.
89 patients are separately on supplementary oxygen, 72 are in general wards and 17 in the HDU.
2,369 healthcare workers have contracted the virus since it's index case in Kenya. 1,186 are males and 1,183 are female workers.
The new cases bring the total caseload to 72,686, statement from Ministry of Health states.
Positivity rate is now at 17.2 per cent.
So far, 1,313 have died. In the last 24hrs, another 11 patents succumbed to the virus.
2,616 patients have recovered from the disease; 2,434 were from the Homebased care program while 182 were discharged from various health facilities.
Kenya's recoveries now stand at 49,878.
The statement states that 1,191 patients are currently admitted in various hospitals across the country.
58 patients are in ICU, 27 on ventilatory support.
89 patients are separately on supplementary oxygen, 72 are in general wards and 17 in the HDU.
2,369 healthcare workers have contracted the virus since it's index case in Kenya. 1,186 are males and 1,183 are female workers.