{"id":20479,"date":"2021-01-08T19:39:01","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T19:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=20479"},"modified":"2021-01-08T18:10:12","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T18:10:12","slug":"627-hospitalised-as-covid-19-cases-rise-to-97954","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/627-hospitalised-as-covid-19-cases-rise-to-97954","title":{"rendered":"627 Hospitalised as Covid-19 Cases Rise to 97,954"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Kenya has recorded 221 more Covid-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours as the country&#8217;s total caseload rises to 97,954.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, one patient has succumbed to the disease bringing the cumulative fatalities to 1,703.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on January 8, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe announced that 6,190 samples had been tested over the period. The country has so far conducted 1,081,863 Covid-19 tests. Of the positive cases, 156 are male and 65 are female while the youngest is a four-year-old child while the oldest is 85.<\/p>\n<p>Today, 365 patients have recovered from the disease, 354 being from the Home-Based Care Program, while 11 have been discharged from various hospitals. The total recoveries now stand at 80,671.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, there are 627 patients admitted in various health facilities countrywide and 2,191 on Home Based Isolation and Care.<\/p>\n<p>32 patients are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 19 of whom are on ventilatory support, and 12 on supplemental oxygen. One is on observation.<\/p>\n<p>Another 10 patients are separately on supplementary oxygen while there is no patient in the High Dependency Unit (HDU).<\/p>\n<p>Distribution of the cases by Counties is as follows; Nairobi 81, Meru 35, Isiolo 22, Mombasa 16, Kisumu 10, Kitui 9, Nakuru 7, Busia 6, Kisii 6, Lamu 5 and Machakos 5.<\/p>\n<p>Kajiado 4, Laikipia 3, Uasin Gishu 2, Kilifi 2 while Kiambu, Nyandarua, Garissa, Trans Nzoia, Mandera, Bungoma, Vihiga and Murang&#8217;a all had one case each.<\/p>\n<p><b>More to follow&#8230;<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Kenya has recorded 221 more Covid-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours as the country&#8217;s total caseload rises to 97,954. Unfortunately, one patient has succumbed to the disease bringing the cumulative fatalities to 1,703. 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