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Kenya records 24 new covid cases, 0.6 positivity

The country's fatalities have risen to 5,632 after another patient succumbed to the disease.

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by SHARON MAOMBO

News14 February 2022 - 15:13
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In Summary


  • •Kagwe said that there are 161 patients currently admitted in various hospitals across the country. Another, 679 patients are on the home-based care programme.
  • •The country's fatalities have risen to 5,632 after another patient succumbed to the disease.
Health CS Mutahi Kagwe during the launch of mass vaccination drive in Dagoreti on February 3

Kenya on Monday recorded 24 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the country's case load to 322,947, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has said.

The CS in a press briefing confirmed that this was from a sample size of 4,050 recording a positivity rate of 0.6 per cent.

The cumulative tests stand at 3,299,132.

The country's fatalities have risen to 5,632 after another patient succumbed to the disease.

Kagwe said that there are 161 patients currently admitted in various hospitals across the country. Another, 679 patients are on the home-based care programme.

A total of four patients are in ICU, out of which three are on ventilatory support.

Also, 31 patients are separately on supplementary oxygen, out of which 28 are in general wards and three in the HDU.

Meanwhile, 85 patients have recovered from the disease out of which 67 were from the Homebased care program while 18 were discharged from various health facilities.

Kenya's recoveries now stand at 302,829.

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As of February 13 a total of 15,437,589  vaccines had been administered.

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