This archive report was first published on 3 July 2020.
On July 3, 2020, Kenya's Covid-19 cases surpassed the 7,000 mark with the confirmation of 247 more positive test results.
Health Chief Administrative Secretary Rashid Aman announced the new cases during the daily briefing at Afya House in Nairobi, raising the country's total to 7,188.
The first case of the coronavirus in Kenya was reported on March 13, weeks after the outbreak was confirmed in Wuhan, China, on December 31, 2019.
Dr. Aman also reported that the number of recoveries had increased to 2,148, with 39 more patients being discharged.
Two more patients had died, bringing the death toll to 154, he added.
Case Distribution
Of the 247 new patients, 242 were Kenyans, and the rest were foreigners.
According to Dr. Aman, Nairobi accounted for the highest number of cases with 153, followed by Mombasa with 35, Kajiado with 15, and Busia and Kiambu with 12 each.
Uasin Gishu, Machakos, and Garissa recorded four cases each, while Murang'a, Nakuru, and Siaya reported two cases each. Lamu and Nyamira had one case each.
Critical Cases
Acting Health Director-General Patrick Amoth noted that 29 patients were in intensive care units, with 14 in public hospitals and 15 in private facilities.
He added that 13 patients were on ventilators, 15 on supplemental oxygen support, and one was under observation.
Dr. Amoth also highlighted that Kenya's fatality rate was 2.29% compared to the global average of 6.7%.
According to the Worldometer coronavirus case tracker, the disease had infected at least 11,023,455 people and killed 524,881 globally by July 3, 2020.
