A total of 104 individuals have tested positive for Covid-19 from a sample size of 3,348 tested in the last 24 hours. This takes Kenya's cumulative confirmed positive cases to 102,048.
In a statement on Tuesday, February 9, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe disclosed that the total tests conducted so far are 1,220,043.
From the positive cases recorded in the last 24 hours, 77 are Kenyans while 27 are foreigners. 66 are males while 38 are females.
The youngest case is of a two-year-old baby, while the oldest is aged 101 years.
Unfortunately, 3 patients succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, maintaining the total fatalities in the country at 1,789.
69 patients have been discharged after recovering from the virus. 37 are from various health facilities across the country, while 32 are from the Home-Based Isolation and Care program. The total recoveries now stand at 84,542.
There are 368 patients currently admitted to various health facilities countrywide, while 1,315 are on Home Based Isolation and Care.
37 patients are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 13 of whom are on ventilatory support and 21 on supplemental oxygen with 3 on observation.
Another 11 patients are separately on supplementary oxygen with all of them in the general wards.
