1,412 new Covid-19 cases confirmed within 24 hours
The country has recorded 1,412 new Covid-19 cases from 9,219 samples bringing total caseload to 134,058.
This now brings the total number of cases to 134,058.
Six deaths have been reported, three in the last 24 hours.
This raises the fatalities to 2,153.
Meanwhile, the Health CAS Mercy Mwangangi has warned against marketing of the Sputnik V vaccine, saying it has only received emergency use authorization, not marketing authorization.
This comes as a section of private hospitals have been marketing the vaccine which is being administered for between Sh7,000 and Sh11,000.
On whether Sputnik V is better than AstraZeneca, Mwangangi said there is no research that has been done to compare the two.
However, she said that all vaccines allowed into the country will ensure that those vaccinated avoid ending up with severe illness.
She also added that the AstraZeneca is available in all public health facilities and it is free.
“The AstraZeneca vaccine that is available in all public health facilities is there for free, there is no cost to that vaccine… the vaccine is available for free in the facilities and this includes private facilities as well,” she said.
Further, she added that there are people who are bribing to skip lines and she urged the health workers to be alert.
“We have reports where people are bribing to skip lines, healthcare workers who are attending to these people we want to alert you and have you recognise that your licence can be withdrawn because of that very act” Mwangangi said.
