Editor's Review

  • The ministry had projected that the number of cases will surge this week due to festivities.
  • The state is set to roll out vaccines next months. 

Kenya has recorded 98 new cases of Covid-19 from a sample size of 3,369. 

This now brings the total number of positive cases in the country to 98,432, with the cumulative tests at 1,097,647.

From the cases, 87 are Kenyans while 11 are foreigners and as for the gender, 63 are males and 35 are females. 

The youngest is a three- year old baby while the oldest is 85. The country has also witnessed 154 cases of recoveries. This brings the total number of recoveries to 81,255. 

However, another three deaths were recorded, raising the total number of fatalities to 1,716. 

There are 696 patients currently admitted in various health facilities countrywide and 2,116 are on home based isolation and care. 

Distribution of the cases by counties is as follows; Nairobi 49, Mombasa 14, Uasin Gishu eight, Kiambu four, Kwale and Nakuru with three each. 

Bungoma, Kisii, Kisumu, Turkana and Machakos have two cases each while Kirinyaga, Laikipia, Kajiado, Kericho, Meru, Nandi and Siaya with one case each