{"id":21158,"date":"2021-01-19T19:40:31","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T19:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=21158"},"modified":"2021-01-19T19:40:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T19:40:31","slug":"zero-covid-19-deaths-as-positivity-rate-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/community\/zero-covid-19-deaths-as-positivity-rate-falls","title":{"rendered":"Zero Covid-19 Deaths as Positivity Rate Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Fortunately, no fatalities were recorded in the last 24 hours. The death toll still stands at 1,734.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Tuesday, January 19, Health CS\u00a0<strong>Mutahi Kagwe<\/strong>\u00a0announced that 2,347\u00a0samples had been tested over the period. The country has so far conducted 1,130,707\u00a0Covid-19 tests.<\/p>\n<article data-align=\"center\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenyans.co.ke\/files\/styles\/article_inner_mobile\/public\/images\/media\/kagweei.JPG?itok=XlMf20BM\" alt=\"Health CS Mutahi Kagwe during a press briefing in May 2020.\" width=\"470\" height=\"286\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Health CS Mutahi Kagwe during a press briefing in May 2020.<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>Of the positive cases, 41\u00a0are male and 40\u00a0are female. The youngest is a ten-month-old child while the oldest is 98.<\/p>\n<p>51 patients have\u00a0recovered from the disease, 31\u00a0being from the Home-Based Care Program, while 20 have been discharged from various hospitals. The total recoveries now stand at 82,478.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, there are 694 patients admitted in various health facilities countrywide and 1,670 on Home Based Isolation and Care.<\/p>\n<p>29 patients are in the\u00a0Intensive Care Unit (ICU),\u00a013\u00a0of whom are on ventilatory support, and 13\u00a0on supplemental oxygen. Three are on observation.<\/p>\n<p>Another 11\u00a0patients are separately on supplementary oxygen with 10\u00a0of them in the general wards.<\/p>\n<p>There is one patient in the High Dependency Unit\u00a0(HDU)<\/p>\n<p>In terms of County distribution; Nairobi 49, Turkana 7, Nakuru 5, Nyamira 5, Kajiado 3, Nyeri 3, Migori 2, Mombasa 2, Kiambu 1, Kisumu 1, Kitui 1, Trans Nzoia 1 and Vihiga 1.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of Sub-county distribution; the 49 cases are from Kibra, Lang&#8217;ata and Westlands 6 cases each, Kamukunji and Starehe 5 cases each.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-ad article-ad-3\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1507752217570-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dagoretti North 4, Makadara 3, Kasarani, Mathare, Roysambu and Ruaraka 2 cases each, Dagoretti South, Embakasi East, Embakasi Central, Embakasi North and Embakasi South and Embakasi West 1 case each.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Kenya: Fortunately, no fatalities were recorded in the last 24 hours. The death toll still stands at 1,734. In a statement on Tuesday, January 19, Health CS\u00a0Mutahi Kagwe\u00a0announced that 2,347\u00a0samples had been tested over the period. The country has so far conducted 1,130,707\u00a0Covid-19 tests. Health CS Mutahi Kagwe during a press briefing in May 2020. 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