Editor's Review

  • CS Mutahi Kagwe announced 114 new Covid-19 cases 
  • Kenya's total confirmed number of cases stands at 94,614

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe announced 114 new Covid-19 cases from a sample size of 2,507 tested in the last 24 hours.

On Monday, December 21, 2020, Kenya's total confirmed number of cases stands at 94,614.

According to the statement, 325 patients have recovered from the disease bringing the total to 76,060.

256 patients were from the Home-Based Care Program, while 69 were discharged from various hospitals.

Patients admitted to hospitals

Currently, there are 850 patients admitted in various health facilities countrywide and 5,873 on Home Based Isolation and Care. 46 patients are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 24 of whom are on ventilatory support, and 19 on supplemental oxygen. 3 are on observation.

Another 26 patients are on supplementary oxygen, out of whom 22 are in the general wards and 4 are in the High Dependency Unit (HDU).

Sadly, 5 patients have succumbed to the disease bringing the cumulative fatalities to 1,644.

The death toll increased to 1,644 after 5 patients succumbed to the disease.