NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 17- The country continues to record relatively low COVID-19 infections for a second day, with 245 positive cases recorded Monday.
This raised to 30,365 the number of infections in the country so far.
For two consecutive days, Kenya has recorded relatively low cases, after weeks of more than 500 daily infections.
Health Chief Administrative Secretary Dr Rashid Aman on Monday said the new cases were recorded from a sample of 3,150, tested across the country.
“Out of the 245 new cases, 237 are Kenyans while 8 are foreigners. The youngest is a one-month old infant and the oldest is a 79-year-old,” the CAS said.
Fatalities in the country rose to 482 after eight more patients succumbed to the virus.
“I am happy to announce that we have also cleared 461 patients who were on home-based care and 43 others in hospitals after recovering from COVID-19,” Dr Aman said.
Aman said 43 of those who were declared free of the disease were from various healthcare facilities, while 461 underwent treatment on home-based programme.
“Over 29,000 cases in Kenya are communally spread which is equivalent to 98 percent of all cases. We need to be extra careful in adherence to measures , all Counties have COVID-19 cases now,” he warned.
The Ministry of Health has warned that the country could be heading to the peak period for infections.
