This raised the total number of confirmed cases in Kenya to 16,268 and the total number of samples tested since March 13, when the country's first Covid-19 cases was confirmed, to 266,102. The Health ministry announced this in its daily briefing on Friday, saying Nairobi County led with 387 cases. HIVFriday's address focused on HIV, with Dr Mwangangi saying that 96 per cent of the infected people in Kenya were under treatment. "Covid-19 will reduce the identification of HIV patients, the number of those placed on care and the achievement of viral load suppression," she said. The ministry further noted that Kenya is not overwhelmed in Covid-19 management and that there are 12,000 beds across the country, at least 400 of them in intensive care units (ICU).

Source: Daily Nation July 24, 2020 12:34 UTC