Editor's Review

As of Monday, June 21, 192,093 persons had received their second doses with total vaccinations standing at 1,187,663.

The fight against Covid-19 disease in Kenya received a major boost on Monday following the arrival of 358,700 covishield doses into the country. 

The consignment, a donation from Denmark, was received at JKIA by senior government officials led by Health PS Susan Mochache, Foreign affairs CAS Ababu Namwamba, Ag. health Director-General Dr. Patrick Amoth, and vaccines deployment taskforce chair Dr. Willis Akhwale.

The arrival of the vaccines is expected to boost the ongoing second dose vaccination exercise that commenced late last month.

As of Monday, June 21, 192,093 persons had received their second doses with total vaccinations standing at 1,187,663.

Kenya's total Covid-19 infections now stand 179,773 the cumulative tests so far conducted are 1,907,096. 

The total number of recoveries in the country stands at 122,965, with 89,132 from home-based and isolation care while 33,833 are from various health facilities.