Kenya reports 16 more Covid-19 deaths as caseload rises to 31,763
What you need to know:
- In the daily briefing on Friday, the ministry also reported 288 more recoveries, bringing the total to 18,157, and 16 more deaths, bringing the toll to 532.
- One hundred and ninety of the patients recovered at home and 98 at various hospitals, Dr Mwangangi said, adding 31 patients were in intensive care units across the country.
Kenya coronavirus caseload reached 31,763 on Friday, with the Health ministry's announcement of 322 more cases following the testing of 4,470 samples in 24 hours.
This number of samples brought the total tested since March 13, when the first Covid-19 case was confirmed in the country, to 412,080
In the daily briefing on Friday, Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Mercy Mwangangi also reported 288 more recoveries, bringing the total to 18,157, and 16 more deaths, bringing the toll to 532.
The country's case fatality rate was 1.6 per cent while the positivity rate as of Thursday was 7.9 per cent, which the ministry intends to lower to five per cent.
All but nine of the new patients were Kenyas, 179 males and 143 females, and the youngest three years old and the oldest 92.
One hundred and ninety of the recovered patients were treated at home and 98 at various hospitals, Dr Mwangangi said, adding 31 people were in intensive care units across the country.
Case analysis
Nairobi accounted for 106 of the new cases and was followed by Kajiado with 53, Machakos and Nakuru with 25 each, Kiambu and Kisii with 23 each, Busia with 13 and Mombasa with 11.
Then came Kisumu and Bomet with five patients each, Garissa Homa Bay and Nandi with four each, Uasin Gishu, Kitui, Nyandarua, Taita Taveta and Turkana with three each, Nyamira with two and Kericho, Murang'a, Vihiga and Makueni with one each.
Nairobi and Mombasa remained the counties with the highest attack rates - 420.5 and 187 per population of 100,000 respectively.
More of the country's patients were aged between 30 and 39 and were 10,283 in number, or 33 per cent of the infected population in the country.
The ministry said seven per cent of Kenya's cases were symptomatic, with the most common symptom being the cough, while 93 per cent were asymptomatic.
As of August 21, a total of 885 health workers had tested positive for the virus, with 16 deaths in the fraternity reported in 35 counties.
