An analysis of the covid-19 fatalities shows that August was the second-deadliest month with 233 deaths reported, followed by July with 193 fatalities, September (133), June (85), May (46) and April (17 fatalities).
In yesterday’s announcement, Nakuru County led with 10 deaths, followed by Nairobi with three fatalities. Meru, Kericho, and Bomet had two fatalities each, while Kisii, Tharaka Nithi and Biomet had a fatality each, the data shows.
Nearly one person died every hour as the country reported its highest daily tally of 21 Covid-19 fatalities yesterday, pointing to a deepening crisis that is raising fears of overwhelming Kenya’s rickety health system.
The number of Covid-19 deaths has now hit 1,072 since the pandemic was first reported in the country in March, with over 67 of them occurring in the past five days, a new high for the country. Yesterday, 1,008 new Covid-19 positive cases were reported, raising the total number of infections in the country to 59,595.
