14 Die From Covid-19 in 24 Hours

by Michael Musyoka on Friday, 23 October 2020 - 4:41 pm

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe addresses the media outside Afya House in June 2020

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Kenya has recorded 631 more Covid-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours as the country's total caseload rises to 47,843.

In a statement on Friday, October 23, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe announced that 6,142 samples had been tested over the period bringing the total number of samples tested so far to 646,367.

Of the positive cases, 596 are Kenyans and 35 are foreigners.

420 are male and 211 are female while the youngest case is a one-year-old child and the oldest is 91.

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe addressing the Nation about Corona Virus outside Afya House on March 17, 2020.

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At the same time, 371 patients were discharged, 313 from home-based care, and 58 from the hospital around the country bringing the total number of recoveries to 33,421.

Regrettably, 14 patients succumbed to the disease bringing the total number of deaths to 884.

Currently, there are 20 patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 59 on supplementary oxygen and 16 in the High Dependency Unit (HDU).

A total of 1,142 are admitted to various health facilities while 3,238 are on home-based isolation and care.

In the county distribution, Nairobi leads with 235 cases followed by Mombasa with 76, Kilifi (52), Uasin Gishu (28), Bungoma (23), Busia (23), Kiambu (22), Machakos (21), Nyeri (15), Kajiado (13), Homabay (12), Kisii (12), Trans Nzoia (11), Meru (10), Siaya (7), Turkana (6), Elgeyo Marakwet (6), Kakamega (4).

Marsabit (3), Nakuru (3), Narok (3), Embu (3), Nyamira (2), Nandi (2), Makueni (2), Vihiga (2) while Nyandarua, Tharaka Nithi, Murang'a, Isiolo and Kwale reported one case each.

In terms of sub-county distribution, Nairobi, the 235 cases are from Westlands (27), Dagoretti North and Lang'ata (18) cases each, Embakasi South (15), Embakasi East, Embakasi West, Ruaraka and Starehe (14) cases each.

Embakasi Central, Kasarani, Kibra and Makadara (13), Kamukunji (12), Roysambu (11), Dagoretti South and Embakasi North (10) cases each while Mathare had (6).

In Mombasa, the 76 cases are from Mvita (36), Jomvu (13), Kisauni (11), Likoni (9) and Nyali (7).

Cases in Kilifi county were reported in Magarini (21), Malindi (18), Kilifi South (9), Kilifi North (2), Kaloleni and Rabai (1) case each.

In Kisumu, the 30 cases are from Kisumu Central (23), Kisumu East (4), Seme (2), and Kisumu West (1).