{"id":12727,"date":"2020-08-13T18:19:28","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T18:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=12727"},"modified":"2020-08-13T18:19:28","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T18:19:28","slug":"650-more-test-positive-as-health-ministry-recounts-covid-19-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/community\/650-more-test-positive-as-health-ministry-recounts-covid-19-gains","title":{"rendered":"650 more test positive as Health Ministry recounts Covid-19 gains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author:\u00a0Betty Njeru<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Another 650 people have tested positive for the coronavirus, from a sample size of 6,768 in the last 24 hours. This number now raises to 28,754 confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country, Health CAS Dr Mercy Mwangangi (<strong>pictured<\/strong>) has announced.\u00a0633 of the new cases are Kenyans\u00a0and the other 17 are foreigners.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, 391 are males while 259 are females.\u00a0The Health Ministry has also reported 490 new recoveries. According to the Health CAS, 308 of those were under the home-based care programme, while 182 were discharged from various hospitals in the country.\u00a0This now raises Kenya\u2019s recoveries to 15,100.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, four more patients have succumbed to the disease, bringing the death toll in the country to 460.\u00a0As per county distribution, Nairobi is in the lead again with 356 new confirmed cases, followed by Kiambu with 53. Nakuru has 48 new cases and Kajiado has 20 new cases.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-group readmore my-3\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Covid-19 Gains<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the Health Ministry looked back at the strides it had made in the fight against the coronavirus since the first case was confirmed on March 13.\u00a0The CAS said that they have since increased testing facilities across the country. 33 laboratories are now conducting Covid-19 testing.\u00a0\u201cWe have testing facilities in Nairobi, Kisumu, Mombasa, Kilifi, Busia, Wajir, Kericho, Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, Machakos, Nakuru, Kajiado,\u201d she said.\u00a0Dr Mwangangi also attributed the coronavirus restrictions and measures to the low mortalities witnessed in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Nyumba Kumi Initiative has been able to support outbreak response measures at the community level. We believe measures put in place have contributed to the low mortality rate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On border points which were identified as high-risk areas at the start of the pandemic, the CAS noted that they had deployed mobile laboratories in various border points, coupled with mandatory screening of cargo vessels and across all points of entry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe remain alert at our border points. We have screened 800,000 individuals at border points,\u201d she added.\u00a0The dusk-to-dawn curfew has also contributed to managing Covid-19 cases and will continue to be heightened.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author:\u00a0Betty Njeru AfricaPress-Kenya: Another 650 people have tested positive for the coronavirus, from a sample size of 6,768 in the last 24 hours. This number now raises to 28,754 confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country, Health CAS Dr Mercy Mwangangi (pictured) has announced.\u00a0633 of the new cases are Kenyans\u00a0and the other 17 are foreigners. 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