The country has today recorded 344 new Covid-19 cases from a sample size of 3,654 tested in the last 24 hours.
This brings the country’s positivity rate to 9.4 per cent.
In a statement, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe says from the cases, 302 are Kenyans while 42 are foreigners with 199 being males and 145 females.
The youngest is a two-month-old infant while the oldest is aged 97.
“Total confirmed positive cases now stand at 175,681 while cumulative tests so far conducted are 1,870,479,” read the statement.
Distribution of positive cases by age is as follows; 0-9 years (8), 10-19 years (14), 20-29 years (52), 30-39 (100) 40-49 (55) 50-59 (45) 60 years and above (70).
Meanwhile, 151 patients have recovered from the disease, 127 from the Home Based and Isolation Care program while 24 are from various health facilities across the country.
Total recoveries now stand at 120,359 of whom 87,528 are from Home Based Care and Isolation program, while 32,831 are from various health facilities.
A total of 961 patients are currently admitted in various health facilities countrywide, while 4,770 patients are under Home Based Isolation and Care program.
156 patients are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 28 of whom are on ventilatory support and 108 on supplemental oxygen and 20 patients are under observation.
Another 110 patients are separately on supplemental oxygen with 105 of them in general wards and 5 in High Dependency Units (HDU).
However, 11 people have succumbed to the disease, all of them being late deaths reported after conducting Facility Record Audits on diverse dates within the months of May and June.
This now pushes the cumulative fatalities to 3,421.
New deaths by age; 0-9 years (0), 10-19 years (0), 20-29 (0), 30-39 years (2), 40-49 years (0), 50-59 years (0), 60 years and above (9).
Cumulative deaths by age; 0-9 years (55), 10-19 years (23), 20-29 (111), 30-39 years (282), 40-49 years (419), 50-59 years (702), 60 years and above (1,829).
In terms of County distribution; Nairobi 130, Kisumu 47, Uasin Gishu 37, Siaya 19, Bungoma 10, Busia 9, Mombasa 9, Nandi 8, Kakamega 8, Trans Nzoia 8, Kilifi 8, Kisii 6, Nakuru 6, Laikipia 5, Machakos 5, Homa Bay 5, Kiambu 4, Kajiado 3, Meru 3, Kwale 2, Elgeyo Marakwet 2, Nyandarua 2, Nyeri 2, Taita Taveta 2, Baringo 1, Nyamira 1 and Bomet 1.
On vaccination, a total of 987,277 persons have so far received their first dose against the Covid-19 disease in the country.
Of these, 298,334 are aged 58 years and above, Health workers 168,056, Teachers 154,262, Security Officers 83,766 while 282,859 persons drawn from other categories have also received their first dose.
He also noted that a total of 128,744 have received their second dose.
Of these, 37,918 are Health Workers, Others 33,926, those aged above 58 years 34,269, Teachers 13,673 while 8,958 Security Officers have also received their second dose.
Meanwhile, Cuba has pledged to support Kenya enhance her capacity in the field of medical research and production of pharmaceutical products.
A meeting between Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez and Kagwe resolved to enhance existing bilateral ties as Kenya seeks to learn from Cuba’s world class primary health care delivery model.
