COVID-19: Kenya records 50 cases, zero deaths as positivity rate at 3.2 per cent

The Ministry of Health on Friday reported that 50 people contracted COVID-19 out of a sample size of 1,583 tested in the past 24 hours, bringing the positivity rate to 3.2 per cent.

From the cases, 45 are Kenyans while 5 are foreigners; 28 are females and 22 are males, while the youngest is a 4-month-old and the oldest is 102 years.

Total confirmed positive cases are now 337,550 out of 3,818,074 cumulative tests conducted so far.

The infections were distributed across various counties as follows: Nairobi 16, Nakuru 10, Uasin Gishu 6, Siaya 5, Kiambu 4, Busia 2, Homa Bay 2, Taita Taveta 2, Kirinyaga, Makueni and Mombasa 1 case each.

At the same time, 106 patients recovered from the disease. No deaths were however recorded within the said period, hence cumulative fatalities stand at 5,672.

"There are 55 patients currently admitted in our health facilities, while 589 are under the Home-Based Isolation and Care program," noted Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe in a statement to newsrooms.

On the vaccination front, the ministry noted that a total of 20,142,950 vaccines had been administered across the country as of July 28, 2022.

In the last 24 hours, the ministry recorded that 153,569 vaccines had been administered while the total number of people fully vaccinated in the same period is 42,277

“Proportion of adults fully vaccinated was 33.5%. The Government is working towards vaccinating a targeted population of 27,246,033,” added the CS.