This archive report was first published on 5 July 2020.
On July 5, 2020, Kenya confirmed 309 new Covid-19 cases from 4,228 samples tested in the last 24 hours.
The country's total number of Covid-19 cases now stands at 7,886, with 217 of the new cases being male and 92 female.
According to CAS Rashid Aman, only seven of those who tested positive are foreigners, while the youngest case is a one-year-old and the oldest an 83-year-old.
During the daily Covid-19 briefing at Afya House, Dr. Aman also announced that 51 patients have been discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recoveries to 2,287.
Unfortunately, the number of fatalities in the country now stands at 160 after one more patient succumbed.
Of the new cases, 193 were recorded in Nairobi, 22 in Kajiado, 20 in Kiambu and Mombasa, while 18 cases were recorded in Makueni.
Other cases were recorded in Busia (17), Machakos (11), Nakuru (9), Nandi (3), Turkana (3), Narok (2), Nyandarua (1), Kakamega (1), and Kilifi (1).
