This archive report was first published on 23 August 2020.
Published on August 23, 2020, Kenya's coronavirus caseload reached 32,364 on Sunday, with the recording of 246 new cases after analysis of 4,179 samples in the last 24 hours.
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe reported that 217 more patients had been discharged from treatment, with 178 of them being treated at home and 39 in hospitals, raising the total number of recovered patients to 18,670.
The country's death toll rose by six to reach 548.
Of the new patients, all but eight were foreigners, with 157 males and 89 females, and the youngest being a year old and the oldest 87.
The 4,179 samples raised the number tested in Kenya so far to 421,983.
The new cases were distributed across various counties, with Nairobi accounting for 78 cases, Kajiado 24, Kiambu 22, Nakuru 20, Busia and Trans Nzoia 17 each, Machakos 16, Kirinyaga 12, Kisii 11, and Kisumu eight.
Other counties that recorded cases include Mombasa with six, Embu three, Garissa and Nyeri two each, and Nyamira, Kakamega, Isiolo, Kitui, Kericho, Murang'a, Kilifi, and Tharaka-Nithi one each.
Regional Impact ¶
Kenya and Ethiopia have the highest numbers of Covid-19 cases in the region, with Kenya fighting local transmission of the disease since officially declaring that there were no more imported cases.
The country continues to review measures to curb the virus, including a nationwide curfew, limited travel, and the suspension of learning until January 2021, when the infections curve is expected to have flattened.
Regarding learning, the World Health Organization has called for the safe re-opening of schools, as extended stays are affecting children and households in several other ways.
The United Nations agency has also condemned corruption in the procurement of personal protective equipment for health workers, saying it puts their lives at risk, is criminal, and must be stopped.
