{"id":21108,"date":"2021-01-18T19:45:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T19:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=21108"},"modified":"2021-01-18T19:45:47","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T19:45:47","slug":"covid-19-three-dead-as-country-records-65-new-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/community\/covid-19-three-dead-as-country-records-65-new-cases","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19: Three dead as country records 65 new cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Kenya has recorded 65 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, shooting the national tally of positive cases to 99,227. The numbers come from a sample size of 2,681 bringing the total number of tests conducted to 1,128,360.<br \/>\nOf the cases, 49 are Kenyans while 16 are foreigners.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from the Ministry of Health (MOH) shows that 39 of the people who have tested positive are male while 26 are female. The youngest among them is a 12-year-old child while the oldest is 84 years.<\/p>\n<p>The new cases come from Nairobi 53, Kajiado 3, Mombasa 2, Kitui 2, Uasin Gishu 2, Machakos 1, Kakamega 1 and Murang\u2019a 1.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, 77 patients have recovered from the disease, 60 from the Home-Based Care Program, while 17 have been discharged from various hospitals. This increases the cumulative recoveries to 82,427.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, 3 patients have succumbed to the virus bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to 1,734.<br \/>\nThere are also 697 patients admitted in various health facilities countrywide and 1,680 on Home Based Isolation and Care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c28 patients are in the intensive Care Unit (ICU), 13 of whom are on ventilator support and 12 on supplementary oxygen,\u201d read a statement from MOH.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Kenya: Kenya has recorded 65 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, shooting the national tally of positive cases to 99,227. The numbers come from a sample size of 2,681 bringing the total number of tests conducted to 1,128,360. Of the cases, 49 are Kenyans while 16 are foreigners. 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