Kenya has confirmed 179 new Coronavirus cases within the last 24 hours, picked from 4,178 samples. The total positive cases are now at 34,884. The cumulative tests conducted have reached 467,677. Health CAS Rashid Aman, speaking in Bomet County on Friday, said 4 more deaths have been recorded, taking the fatalities to 589.
However, 415 patients have recovered between Thursday and Friday, 161 from the home based care and 254 from hospitals. The recoveries have now reached 21,059, “We take the opportunity here to thank our healthcare workers, frontline health workers in the country for the wonderful job that they are doing in this fight against Covid-19,” he said. The distribution of cases in the Counties is as follows; Nairobi 66, Garissa 21, Turkana 12, Nakuru 12, Busia 11, Taita Taveta 10, Kiambu 9, Kitui 6, Kisumu 5, Kajiado 3, Machakos 3, Kericho 3, Nyamira 3, Trans Nzoia 3, Kisii 2, Mombasa 2, Laikipia 2, Nyeri 2, Kilifi 1, Baringo 1, Murang’a 1, Uasin Gishu 1.