The country has 827 infectious diseases ICU beds up from just eight beds in March when the first Covid-19 case was confirmed in Kenya, President Uhuru Kenyatta has said. Uhuru in his 57th Jamhuri Day speech on Saturday also revealed that the number of isolation beds now stands at 20,910, up from 7,411 beds in September. The President had directed that all counties have in place at least 300 bed capacity in readiness for the soring cases. In fact, in a very short period, we have installed medical equipment never seen in this country since independence,” Uhuru said. “I will never tire of thanking our healthcare workers for their dedication and selflessness, amid the greatest public health challenge of the modern era," he said.

Source: The Star December 12, 2020 11:03 UTC