413 test positive to Covid-19 as 12 more succumb
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe gives updates on the status of Covid-19 in the country at Afya House in Nairobi on November 16, 2020.
What you need to know:
- Health Ministry announces the death of 12 patients as a result of Covid-19 related complications.
- New Covid-19 cases comprise 399 Kenyans and 14 foreigners.
Confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Kenya now stand at 77,785 after 413 more people tested positive in the last 24 hours, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has said.
The latest cases are from a sample size of 3,489.
At the same time, 12 more patients have succumbed to the virus, taking the national death toll to 1,392, the CS said in a statement on Monday.
On the other hand, total recoveries in the country have risen to 51,903 after 396 patients returned negative tests in the last 24 hours.
From this number, 326 patients are from home-based care while 70 have been discharged from various hospitals.
The new cases comprise 399 Kenyans and 14 foreigners with the youngest being a five-year-old and the oldest being 99 years old.
Cases by counties
Nairobi, with 229 cases, had the highest numbers followed by Mombasa 46, Kiambu 22, Busia 18, Uasin Gishu 15, Kajiado 12 and Machakos 12.
Other cases were reported in Murang'a 9, Kisii 9, Kilifi 6, Nyeri 4, Kirinyaga 4, Embu 3, Kisumu 3, Laikipia 3 and Marsabit 2.
Homa Bay, Elgeyo Marakwet, Nakuru, Kakamega and Kitui all recorded a single case each.
Kagwe said that currently there are 1,182 patients admitted in various health facilities countrywide, while 7,142 are on home-based isolation and care.
Among the admitted patients, 52 are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 32 of whom are on ventilatory support, and 16 on supplemental oxygen.
Another 86 patients are seperately on supplementary oxygen, out of whom 74 are in the general wards and 12 in the High Dependecy Unit (HDU).
