Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

top
A public health official extracts a sample for COVID-19 testing during a targeted mass screening exercise in Nairobi/FILE/MoH

Capital Health

COVID-19 maintains double-digit positivity rate as death toll crosses 1,000-mark

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 1  –The Ministry of Health reported 685 coronavirus cases in the country on Sunday from 4,433 samples analyzed over a 24-hour period.

The country’s positivity rate stood at 15.5 per cent, a marginal decline form 18.3 per cent reported on Saturday.

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said 1,271 active cases were still under management in various hospitals across the country.

Kagwe also revealed that there are 53 COVID-19 patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit including thirty on ventilatory support and twenty-two on supplementary oxygen.

“Forty-six patients are separately on supplementary oxygen but not in the ICU while 17 are in High Dependency Unit,” he added.

The country’s recovery toll rose to 37, 194 after 231 more people recovered from the disease.

Kagwe also said seventeen fatalities had been recorded raising the COVID-19 death toll to 1,013.

The reported increase in infections is key agenda of an intergovernmental meeting slated for Wednesday. President Uhuru Kenyatta who is set to chair the summit on Sunday appealed for strict adherence to COVID-19 containment measures.

He warned that the government’s decision will be dependent on behavioral patterns in curbing the spread of the disease.

Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.

Kenyatta who was speaking during the celebrations of the Anglican Church of Kenya’s 50th anniversary will chair the 6th Extraordinary session of the National and County Governments on the COVID-19 situation in the country to discuss mitigating measures.

Kenya started recording an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases last month with October 31 reporting the highest number of positive cases of up to 1,395.

The Ministry of Health has since sounded an alarm over the spike in the number of infections with Health CS Kagwe on Thursday noting that the country was experiencing its second wave.

About The Author

Comments
Advertisement

More on Capital News

NATIONAL NEWS

NAKURU, Kenya, Mar 28 – The Chief Magistrate’s Court in Naivasha has acquitted Joshua Waiganjo of close to 10 charges against him. The offenses...

NATIONAL NEWS

President William Ruto directed the Ministry of Sports to work with the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the WRC to make this a reality.

NATIONAL NEWS

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 28 – Small-scale traders and importers can now breath a sigh of relief after the Government ordered the release of their...

Sports

President William Ruto on Thursday officially flagged off the 2024 World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), Nairobi....

NATIONAL NEWS

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 27 – The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has approved the establishment of an employee protection unit for victims of sexual harassment...

NATIONAL NEWS

Kalonzo said he is prepared to exert more political pressure in 2027 than he had ever done.

NATIONAL NEWS

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 28 – The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has promoted 39 magistrates to facilitate case backlog clearance. In a statement, the Commission...

NATIONAL NEWS

Special plates will help raise awareness about EVs among the general public and encourage more people to consider switching to e-mobility.