This archive report was first published on 6 July 2020.
On July 6, 2020, Kenya's COVID-19 death toll reached 164, with a case fatality rate of 2.03 percent, marking the second consecutive day with this rate.
According to Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, the country's case fatality rate has been declining, averaging 2 percent in July compared to 2.5 percent in June, 3.4 percent in May, and 5 percent in April.
Notably, the country has seen a significant decrease in case fatality rate over the past few months, a trend attributed to improved healthcare services and increased testing.
On the same day, Kagwe announced the recovery of 127 patients, bringing the total number of patients cleared of the virus since April 1 to 2,414.
‘We have discharged 127 patients from various hospitals, bringing to 2,414 the total number of recoveries, we thank our healthcare workers for the good work,’ Kagwe said.
Kenya has tested 191,394 samples since the virus outbreak, with 8,067 positive cases recorded since March 14, including 181 new infections reported on July 6.
There are currently 5,489 patients under care at various health facilities and home-based care, with cases spread across several counties, including Nairobi, Kiambu, Mombasa, and others.
