This archive report was first published on 19 July 2020.
On July 19, 2020, Health Cabinet Secretary Muthaiga Kagwe announced that 603 people had tested positive for COVID-19 from a sample size of 5,724 tested in the last 24 hours.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 13,353, with the cumulative sample tested rising to 243,887.
Of the new cases, 361 are males and 242 are females, with the youngest case being a 7-month-old infant and the oldest being 86 years old.
The cases are distributed across the country as follows: Nairobi (441), Kiambu (44), Mombasa (22), Nakuru (17), Kilifi (10), Machakos (6), Kisii (6), Makueni (5), Murang'a (3), Nyeri (2), Kakamega (1), Kericho (1), Kisumu (1), Kwale (1), Lamu (1), Narok (1), Tharaka Nithi (1), and Uasin Gishu (1).
Within Nairobi, the cases are further distributed across sub-counties as follows: Langata and Westlands (43) cases each, Dagoretti (34), Kibra and Ruaraka (33) cases each, Embakasi East (28), Makadara (26), Roysambu (25), Embakasi South, Embakasi West, and Kasarani (23) cases each, Embakasi North (21), Kamukunji (20), Dagoretti South (15), Embakasi Central (9), and Mathare (4).
Similarly, in Kiambu, the cases are in Kikuyu, Ruiru, and Thika (10) cases each, Kabete and Kiambu Town (4) cases each, Juja and Kiambaa (2) cases each.
In Mombasa, the 22 cases are in Mvita (11), Jomvu (4), Changamwe (3), Likoni, and Nyali (2) cases each.
In Nakuru, the 17 cases are in Naivasha (15) and Nakuru West (2).
Health Cabinet Secretary Muthaiga Kagwe also announced the recovery of 682 patients, including 562 who were placed under home-based care.
This brings the total number of patients who have been cleared after recovering from the virus since April 1 to 5,122.
Unfortunately, nine more patients succumbed to the virus, raising the death toll to 234.
