Health CS Mutahi Kagwe [File, Standard]Confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Kenya are inching closer to 100,000 after 230 more people tested positive for the disease today. In a statement, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe said that the Ministry had tested 6,515 samples in the last 24 hours. There are now 98, 184 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 1,088,378 cumulative tests since the first case was confirmed in March last year. “Currently, there are 664 patients admitted in various health facilities countrywide and 1,961 on Home Based Isolation and Care. 31 patients are in Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 20 of whom are on ventilatory support and 11 on supplemental oxygen,” he said.

Source: Standard Digital January 09, 2021 16:07 UTC