1-Month-Old Contracts Covid-19 as 667 Test Positive

Health CAS Mercy Mwangangi addressing the media on June 22, 2020.
Health CAS Mercy Mwangangi addressing the media on June 22, 2020.
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Kenya has recorded 667 more Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours bringing the total number of cases in the country to 16,268.

In the daily Covid-19 briefing at Afya House on Friday, July 24, Health CAS Dr. Mercy Mwangangi announced that 5,075 samples had been tested during the period.

Of the 667 cases, 393 were male and 274 were females with the youngest being a one-month-old infant and the oldest a 67-year-old.

Health Ministry Chief Administrative Secretary Mercy Mwangangi addressing the media on April 21, 2020
Health Ministry Chief Administrative Secretary Mercy Mwangangi addressing the media on April 21, 2020
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657 of the new cases are Kenyans while 10 are foreigners.

The distribution of cases in the counties is as follows; Nairobi (387), Kiambu (40), Mombasa (26), Machakos (47), Kajiado (79), Nakuru (15), Uasin Gishu (14), Garissa (11), Busia (9), Kilifi (6), Turkana (6), Makueni (5), Wajir (5), Kisumu (4), Nyeri (4), Lamu (4), Murang’a (2), Bomet (1), Bungoma (1), Narok (1), Nyamira (1), Vihiga (1).

At the same time, 311 patients have been discharged from hospital bringing the total number of recoveries to 7,746.

Out of the 311, 166 patients are from the home-based care programme while 145 from health facilities.

11 succumbed to the virus taking the total number of deaths to 274. A child with rickets was among the deaths.

“We have observed that we are witnessing a majority of the deaths in patients who have underlying issues such as diabetes, hypertension, HIV/AIDS amongst others,” the CAS stated.

Mwangangi noted 96 percent of HIV positive individuals, who have been confirmed to be Covid-19 positive, were on life-saving treatment.

Health CAS Mercy Mwangangi addressing the media on the state of Covid-19 in Kenya. May 25, 2020.
Health CAS Mercy Mwangangi addressing the media on the state of Covid-19 in Kenya. May 25, 2020.
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