This archive report was first published on 17 June 2020.
Kenya has recorded two more COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities to 107, with a fatality rate of 2.6 per cent.
Health Chief Administrative Secretary Rashid Aman announced the new toll during a daily briefing on the coronavirus pandemic on June 17, 2020.
According to Aman, the cumulative infections in the country rose to 4,044 after 184 more people tested positive for the virus.
Meanwhile, the total number of patients who have recovered from the virus rose to 1,353 after 27 more patients were discharged.
COVID-19 patients in the country are recovering at a rate of 33.4 per cent, which is lower than the global recovery rate of 52.3 per cent.
Active coronavirus cases stood at 2,584 at various health facilities, including those under home-based care.
Aman expressed concern over the presence of several testing kits that claim to diagnose the virus, emphasizing that the ministry only approves the WHO-approved method of testing, known as the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR).
"Our position is that we still retain PCR as the gold standard for diagnosing COVID-19 until such a time that WHO issues an advisory on the use of Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs)," Aman said.
