COVID-19 updates: 376 more test positive

By , K24 Digital
On Wed, 19 May, 2021 21:27 | < 1 min read
Cholera outbreak. CS Mutahi Kagwe speaks
Health CS Mutahi Kagwe. PHOTO/Courtesy

Kenya has recorded 376 new Covid-19 cases from a sample size of 4,153 in the last 24 hours.

Of the cases, 363 are Kenyans while 13 are foreigners, with 214 being males and 162 females.

The total number of tests done now stands at 1,756,846 from which 166,382 people have tested positive.

Health CS Kagwe has confirmed that 14 more patients succumbed to the disease bringing the total fatalities to 3,035.

1,074 patients are currently admitted to various health facilities countrywide while 4,626 patients are on home-based care.

A total of 107 patients are in ICU with 21 on ventilatory support and 93 on supplemental oxygen.

A total of 93 patients are separately on supplementary oxygen with 89 of them in general wards. Five are in the High Dependency Units.

318 patients have recovered from the disease.

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