This archive report was first published on 22 August 2020.
On Saturday, Kenya reported 355 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed infections since March to 32,118, according to Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe.
The new cases were identified from the testing of 5,724 samples in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of samples analyzed in Kenya in about six months to 417,804.
The death toll rose to 542, and the number of recovered patients to 18,453, with 202 recoveries from the home-based care program and 94 from hospitals.
Of the new patients, 19 were foreigners, and 339 were Kenyans, with males accounting for 213 and females 142 cases. The youngest patient was two years old, and the oldest was 81.
Kenya's daily count of coronavirus cases has declined by about half over the last week, but the ministry has yet to conclude whether the infection curve is flattening.
As of August 22, 2020, the ministry projected that September would be the peak infection month and urged citizens to continue observing World Health Organization (WHO) regulations for curbing the virus.
County Numbers ¶
Nairobi had the highest number of new cases, with 118, followed by Mombasa and Nakuru with 25 each, Kiambu with 23, Kajiado and Mgori with 20 each, Machakos with 18, and Lamu with 15.
Other counties with new cases included Kisumu, Narok, and Laikipia, each with nine, Homa Bay with seven, Busia and Bomet with six each, Taita Taveta, Kitui, and Kericho with five each, and Garissa, Uasin Gishu, Murang'a, and Kirinyaga with four each.
