Kenya recorded 724 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, bringing the country's total load to 56,601, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has announced. Kagwe said this was from a sample of 5,085 tested in the last 24 hours, raising the country's positivity rate to 14.2 per cent. Speaking during the daily Covid-19 briefing from Malindi, Kagwe said another 14 patients have succumbed to the disease, raising fatalities to 1,027. "There is no reason for us to hospitalise persons who show no signs of any sickness except that they are positive cases," Kagwe said. Kwale and Makueni had 3 cases each, Kisii, Murang'a, Nyandarua, Nandi and Isiolo had 2 cases each.

Source: The Star November 02, 2020 12:28 UTC