Kenyas COVID-19 positivity rate at 7.9% after 363 cases, 16 deaths recorded

The Ministry of Health on Sunday announced that 363 people tested positive for COVID-19 from a sample size of 4,594 tested in the last 24 hours.

The positivity rate is now 7.9%, with total confirmed infections rising to 234,952 and cumulative tests so far conducted are 2,363,524.

From the cases, 359 are Kenyans while 4 are foreigners; 193 are males and 170 are females, while the youngest is a two-year-old child and the oldest is 97 years.

The cases were distributed across various counties namely; Nairobi 117, Kiambu 36, Nyeri 29, Uasin Gishu 29, Nakuru 27, Meru 19, Garissa 12, Kajiado 11, Embu 11, Machakos 11, Murang’a 10, Mombasa 7, Bungoma 6, Laikipia 5, Kisii 4, Busia 3, Wajir 3, Lamu 3, Migori 3, Nandi 3, Kilifi 2, Kitui 2, Tharaka Nithi 2, Narok 1, Tana River 1, Trans Nzoia 1, Vihiga 1, West Pokot 1, Elgeyo Marakwet 1, Kakamega 1 and Kirinyaga 1.

The ministry said 1,247 patients recovered from the disease; with 1,114 from the Home-Based Isolation and Care program while 133 were discharged from various health facilities countrywide. Total recoveries stand at 220,953.

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe also however noted that 16 patients succumbed to the disease, all of them being late deaths reported after conducting facility record audits in August 2021. This pushes the cumulative fatalities to 4,710.

“A total of 1,967 patients are currently admitted in various health facilities countrywide, while 6,959 are under the Home-Based Isolation and Care program. 159 patients are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 116 of whom are on ventilatory support and 32 on supplemental oxygen,” said the CS.

“11 patients are under observation. Another 813 patients are separately on supplemental oxygen with 727 of them in general wards and 86 in High Dependency Units (HDU).”

He added that a total of 2,742,199 vaccines had been administered across the country as of August 28, 2021. Of these, total first doses are 1,939,688 while second doses are 802,511.

The uptake of the second dose among those who received their first dose is at 41.4% with the majority being males at 55% while females are at 45%. Proportion of adults fully vaccinated is 2.95%.

The uptake of the second dose by Priority Groups is as follows: Others 239,808; Aged 58 years and above 239,377; Health Workers 133,863; Teachers 122,271; and Security Officers are at 67,192.