Kenya's Covid-19 cases rise by 866 as death toll hits 1,506
Nairobi residents are pictured in the town centre, some with their masks off, on November 20, 2020. Wearing a mask is one of the primary ways to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
The number of declared Covid-19 infections in Kenya increased by 866 to 87,249 on Friday, Health minister Mutahi Kagwe saying 7,815 samples were tested in the past 24 hours.
This raised the total number of samples tested in the country, since the first case was confirmed on March 13, to 919,411.
Cabinet Secretary Kagwe said Kenya's death toll had increased by six to 1,506.
The number of recovered patients rose by 322 to 68,100, he said, noting 259 of them were treated at home and 63 in hospital.
As of December 4, 1,194 patients had been hospitalised countrywide while 7.984 were in the home-based care programme.
Of those admitted, 77 were in intensive care units (ICU), with 31 of them on ventilator support and 45 on supplemental oxygen.
Another 67 patients were separately on supplemental oxygen - 57 of them in general wards and 10 in high dependency units (HDU).
Case distribution
Of the new patients, 828 were Kenyans and 38 foreigners whereas males numbered 525 and females 341.
The youngest was three months old and the oldest 100.
Nairobi accounted for 273 of the new infections, Mombasa 78, Nakuru 73, Kiambu 55, Kirinyaga 49, Nyamira 35, Kisumu 27, Kilifi and Kajiado 23 each, Uasin Gishu and Nyeri 21 each, Meru 19, Kericho 18 and Busia 16.
And then came Machakos with 15, Kisii 13, Bomet 12, Tana River and Siaya 11 each, Migori 10, Taita Taveta and Laikipia nine each, Bungoma and Baringo eight each, Murang'a and Embu four each, and Homa Bay, Vihiga, Kitui and Lamu three each.
Garissa and Nandi counties followed with two cases each while Nyandarua, Narok, Wajir, Makueni and Isiolo each had one new infection
