Kenya’s COVID-19 infections rise to 230,794 after 1,166 new cases recorded

The Ministry of Health on Tuesday announced that 1,166 people tested positive for COVID-19 from a sample size of 9,924 tested in the last 24 hours.

The positivity rate is now 11.8%, with total confirmed infections rising to 230,794 and cumulative tests so far conducted are 2,326,598.

From the cases 1,144 are Kenyans while 22 are foreigners; 616 are females and 550 are males, while the youngest is a two-month-old infant and the oldest is 108 years.

The new cases were distributed across various counties namely; Nairobi 347, Kiambu 208, Kajiado 66, Nakuru 55, Migori 39, Murang’a 37, Machakos 32, Kitui 32, Nandi 31, Garissa 30, Mombasa 30, Busia 25, Nyandarua 24, Makueni 22, Nyeri 21, Baringo 17, Trans Nzoia 16, Uasin Gishu 15, Embu 15, Kisii 14, Kakamega 12, Kericho 11, Narok 10, Meru 9, Laikipia 6, Kisumu 5, Siaya 5, Bungoma 5, Kilifi 4, Bomet 3, Mandera 3, Marsabit 3, Samburu 3, Turkana 2, Lamu 2, Hama Bay 2, Kirinyaga 1, Tana River 1, Wajir 1, West Pokot 1 and Elgeyo Marakwet 1.

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, in a statement to newsrooms, announced that 1,901 patients recovered from the coronavirus; with 1,699 from the Home-Based Isolation and Care program, while 202 were discharged from various health facilities countrywide. Total recoveries stand at 215,374.

CS Kagwe however also noted that 36 patients succumbed to the disease, one of them in the last 24 hours while 35 are late deaths reported after conducting facility record audits in April, May June, July and August 2021. This pushes the cumulative fatalities to 4,564.

“A total of 2,013 patients are currently admitted in various health facilities countrywide, while 7,677 are under the Home-Based Isolation and Care program. 156 patients are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 84 of whom are on ventilatory support and 72 on supplemental oxygen,” read the statement.

“No patient is under observation. Another 757 patients are separately on supplemental oxygen with 695 of them in general wards and 62 in High Dependency Units (HDU).”

The CS also state that first doses administered as of Monday were 72,760 while second doses were 3,826. Cumulatively, 2,501,198 vaccines have so far also been administered across the country.

Of these, total first doses are 1,714,858 while second doses are 786,340. The uptake of the second dose among those who received their first dose is at 45.9% with the majority being males at 55% while females are at 45%. Proportion of adults fully vaccinated is 2.9%.

The uptake of the second dose by Priority Groups is as follows: Aged 58 years and above 236,040; Others 234,014; Health Workers 131,632; Teachers 119,169; while Security Officers are at 65,485.