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Some 1,065 more people have been infected with the coronavirus and another 10 have succumbed from the disease in the last 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed on Saturday.
The new figures raise the country's total caseload to 61,769 with the death toll standing at 1,103.
The new cases are from a sample size of 8,839. So far Kenya has conducted 737,749 tests since March when the first case was recorded.
Health CS Mutahi Kagwe (pictured) noted that, from the new cases, 993 are Kenyans and 72 are foreigners. In terms of gender 661 are males and 404 females with the youngest being a three-year old baby, while the oldest a 104-year-old.
Distribution of the cases by Counties is as follows; Nairobi 263, Mombasa 181, Uasin Gishu 63, Nakuru 62, Kisumu 53, Kiambu 47, Kajiado 38, Kilifi 36, Kericho 30, Busia 30, Baringo 26, Kakamega 25, Nyeri 21, Turkana 21, Homabay 20, Trans Nzoia 18, Kwale 15, Nyandarua 13, Siaya 13, Nyamira 13, Machakos 12, Kisii 11, Meru 8, Laikipia 6, Murang'a 6, Bungoma 5, Tharaka Nithi 5, Kitui 4, Nandi 4, Bomet 4, Lamu 3, Elgeyo Marakwet 2, Isiolo 2, Vihiga 1, Kirinyaga 1, Migori 1, Embu 1 and Makueni 1.
In Nairobi, the 263 cases are from Lang'ata (66), Dagoretti North (39), Westlands (26), Embakasi West (18), Dagoretti South (17), Ruaraka (15), Roysambu (12), Kamukunji and Starehe (11) cases each, Kibra (9), Embakasi South, Kasarani and Mathare (7) cases each, Embakasi North (6), Embakasi East and Makadara (5) cases each, Embakasi Central (2).
In Mombasa, the 181 cases are from Mvita (69), Nyali (45), Kisauni (31), Jomvu (18), Likoni (11) and Changamwe (7). In Uasin Gishu, the 63 cases are from Ainabkoi (54), Kesses (5), Kapseret (3) and Turbo (1).
According to the data, 888 patients have recovered from the disease, 824 from the Home-Based Care Program, while 64 have been discharged from various hospitals. Total recoveries now stand at 41,019.
The Ministry further revealed that there are 1,270 patients currently admitted in various health facilities countrywide, while 5,537 are on Home Based Isolation and Care.
“59 patients are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 26 of whom are on ventilatory support and 27 on supplemental oxygen. Another 94 patients are separately on supplementary oxygen out of whom 80 are in the general wards, while 14 are in the High Dependency Unit (HDU),” Mutahi Kagwe-led ministry noted.
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