972 people have tested positive for Covid-19, taking the total cases in Kenya past the 70,000 mark, to 70,245. The cases were picked from a sample size of 6,648 tested in the last 24 hours, with cumulative tests now at 789,952. From the new cases 928 are Kenyans and 44 foreigners. In a statement on Sunday, the Ministry of Health said 352 patients have recovered from the disease, 253 from the Home-Based Care Program, while 99 have been discharged from various hospitals, and the total recoveries are now 45,766. Unfortunately, another 20 patients have succumbed to the disease bringing the fatality to 1,269.
A total of 1,229 patients are admitted in various health facilities countrywide, while 5,572 are on Home Based Isolation and Care. 59 patients are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 26 of whom are on ventilatory support, and 30 on supplemental oxygen. Another 96 patients are separately on supplementary oxygen out of whom 79 are in the general wards, while 17 are in the High Dependency Unit (HDU).
The distribution of the cases by Counties is as follows; Nairobi 378, Kilifi 139, Mombasa 115, Kiambu 70, Machakos 42, Nakuru 31, Uasin Gishu 29, Kajiado 23, Meru 21, Muranga 16, Busia 14, Nyeri 14, Kitui 12, Kisumu 8, Kakamega 7, Tharaka Nithi 7, Turkana 6, Kwale 6, Kisii 5 Bungoma 4, Homabay 4, Nandi 3, Embu 3, Trans Nzoia 2, Taita Taveta 2, Isiolo 2, Laikipia 2, Mandera 2, Samburu 1, Kirinyaga 1, Nyandarua 1, Makueni 1 and Garissa 1.
