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AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has announced that Kenya is on the third Wave of the Covid-19 pandemic\u00a0as 12 people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours,\u00a0pushing Kenya’s\u00a0cumulative fatalities to 1,898.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Wednesday, March 10, the Health CS\u00a0stated that a total of 713 people tested positive for the Coronavirus out of a sample size of 5,230 tested.\u00a0The total confirmed positive cases are now 110,356.<\/p>\n

The daily cases reported were the highest number of cases in 2021 with the previous high being on March 6, where\u00a0Kenya recorded 633 cases.<\/p>\n

“Today’s positivity rate at 14 percent\u00a0which is the highest since the second phase in late November 2020.<\/p>\n

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“We are about to start another difficult period. But having overcome the first two waves, we can also overcome this one. Let us renew our commitment to ensure we can save our loved ones,” he stated.<\/p>\n

167 patients have recovered from the disease,\u00a052 from various health facilities while 115 are from the Home-Based and Isolation Care.\u00a0Total recoveries now stand at 87,903.<\/p>\n

A total of 563 patients are currently admitted to various health facilities countrywide, while 1,588 patients are on Home Based Isolation and Care.<\/p>\n

CS Kagwe observed that the number of patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has risen to 89; 21 are on ventilatory support 59 on supplemental oxygen and\u00a09 patients are on observation.<\/p>\n

He also maintained that\u00a0the Covid-19 vaccines\u00a0were being distributed in\u00a0a transparent, accountable manner<\/p>\n

“AstraZeneca has been approved by WHO, there are other vaccines that have been submitted for WHO approval. There are established structures mandated to deal with deployment of vaccines to the counties,” he stated noting that they were safe.<\/p>\n

To mitigate and further curb the spread of the virus CoG chairman Governor Martin Wambora announced a 30-day ban on political gatherings.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe urge Kenyans to be extra vigilant as we deal with the third wave of the virus in the country,\u201d Wambora stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AfricaPress-Kenya: Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has announced that Kenya is on the third Wave of the Covid-19 pandemic\u00a0as 12 people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours,\u00a0pushing Kenya’s\u00a0cumulative fatalities to 1,898. 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