Kenya has recorded 164 more Covid-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours as the country's total caseload rises to 37,871.
In a statement on Saturday, September 26, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe announced that 3,872 samples had been tested over a period of 24 hours bringing the total number of samples tested so far to 536, 601.
Of the positive cases, 140 are Kenyans and 24 are foreigners.
115 are male and 49 are female while the youngest case is a six-month-old infant and the oldest is aged 81.
The distribution of cases by counties is as follows; Nairobi 41, Busia 22, Kisumu 17, Turkana 14, Embu 12, Mombasa 11, Nakuru 10, West Pokot 6, Transnzoia 5, Narok 4, Machakos 4, Uasin Gishu 4, Kilifi 3, Bungoma 2, Kiambu 2, Marsabit 2, Kakamega, Kericho, Nandi, Siaya, Taita Taveta have a case each.
The distribution of cases in three of the counties that have recorded highest cases is as follows;
Nairobi county; Lang'ata 10, Dagoretti North 5, Roysambu 5, Westlands 3, Dagoretti South, Embakasi, Embakasi East, Mathare and Starehe 2 cases each while Embakasi Central, Embakasi North, Embakasi West, Kamukunji, Kasarani, Kibra, Makadara and Ruaraka, have a case each.
Busia County; Matayos 12 and Teso North 10.
In Kisumu County, the 17 cases are from Kisumu Central 16 and Kisumu East 1.
At the same time, 77 patients were discharged, 37 from the home-based care programme and 40 from various hospitals around the country bringing the total number of recoveries to 24,581.
Regrettably, 7 patients succumbed to the disease bringing the total number of deaths to 689.
The Ministry continues to urge Kenyans to wash hands regularly, wear masks and practice social distance, in a bid to flatten the curve.
