It costs the State Sh30,000 per day to treat a patient

It costs the government an average of Sh29,777 per day to effectively treat or manage patients who have contracted Covid-19, a new study has revealed.

According to the study conducted by the Health Economics Research Unit and the Kemri Wellcome Trust, the least that it costs to treat an asymptomatic patient is Sh21,359 while the highest treatment regimen for patients with severe disease currently stands at Sh71,283.