This archive report was first published on 24 August 2020.
Kenya's number of declared coronavirus cases rose by 193 to reach 32,557 on Monday, August 24, 2020, after the analysis of 3,381 samples in the last 24 hours.
The country's first case of the disease was announced on March 13, following its discovery in Wuhan, China, on December 31, 2019.
According to the Health ministry, 225 more recoveries and six more deaths were reported, raising the total counts to 18,895 and 554 respectively. Of those declared cured, 188 were treated at home and 37 in hospitals.
Of the new patients, three were foreigners and the rest Kenyans, 137 male and 56 female, and the youngest two months old and the oldest 87 years.
The 3,381 samples raised the total number tested in Kenya to 425,264.
Counties with the highest number of new cases were Nairobi with 78, Embu with 24, Garissa with 21, and Kiambu with 18.
Decline in Infections Curve ¶
Kenya's number of infections as reported daily has declined notably over the last few days, raising questions about a flattening curve.
Dr. Patrick Amoth, the acting Health Services Director-General, attributed the decline to a drop in the country's positivity rate from 7.9 per cent on August 21 to about six per cent as of August 24.
He noted that the ideal rate would be five per cent sustained for 14 days, as stated by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Dr. Amoth warned that the next three weeks are crucial for Kenya as the Health ministry projected that the peak infections season would be late August to September.
