This archive report was first published on 2 July 2020.
Kenya's COVID-19 cases have reached 6,941 after 268 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours.
According to Health CAS Rashid Aman, the new cases bring the total number of confirmed cases to 6,941, with 259 being Kenyans and 9 foreigners.
Out of the new cases, 160 are males, and 108 are females, with the youngest being a one-year-old and the oldest being 80 years old.
The number of samples tested in the last 24 hours was 2,704, bringing the cumulative sample size to 176,059.
The distribution of cases in counties is as follows: Nairobi 175, Mombasa 28, Busia 18, Kiambu 11, Kajiado 9, Migori 9, Uasin Gishu 8, Machakos 6, Narok 2, Makueni 1, and Muranga 1.
COVID-19 cases in Nairobi were reported in the following areas: Dagoretti North 34, Kibra 29, Ruaraka 24, Langata 21, Embakasi East 12, Westlands 11, Makadara 10, Starehe 7, Kasarani 6, Embakasi South and Embakasi West 5 each, Embakasi Central 3, and Embakasi North, Kamukunji, Mathare, and Roysambu 2 each.
In Mombasa, cases were reported in Kisauni (12), Mvita (6), Jomvu (4), Nyali (3), Changamwe (2), and Likoni (1).
Busia cases were reported in Teso South (12), Teso North (5), and Matayos 1, while Kiambu cases were reported in Kiambu Town (7), Ruiru (2), Juja, and Thika (1 each).
The COVID-19 death toll rose to 152 after three more patients succumbed to the virus, while 20 others were discharged, bringing the total number of recoveries to 2,109.
Dr. Aman reiterated that the majority of those who have succumbed to COVID-19 had underlying disease conditions such as diabetes and hypertension.
He emphasized that these are Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) whose burden to the health system is on the rise.
According to Dr. Aman, hypertension is the commonest cardiovascular condition globally and the same applies in Kenya, with an estimated 1.13 billion people living with this condition worldwide, representing 31% of the adult population.
In Kenya, about 6.1 million adults live with hypertension, representing 24% of the adult population, with a total of 67,465 hypertensive patients seen and reported, according to the Kenya Health Information System January to March 2020 data from 21 reporting counties.
