This archive report was first published on 23 June 2021.
June 23, 2021, marked a somber day in Kenya as the country reported 30 COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total fatalities to 3,514.
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe revealed that 29 of these deaths were reported late by health facilities, with only one recorded on Tuesday.
Kenya also recorded 622 new infections, raising the total cases to 180,498. The new cases were confirmed from 6,236 samples tested on Tuesday.
As of June 23, Kenya had conducted 1,920,018 COVID tests.
The country's recovery toll rose to 123,363 after 313 more patients were cleared, including 107 who were discharged from various health facilities.
Kenya received a significant boost in its inoculation exercise with the arrival of 360,000 doses of COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine from Denmark.
Health Principal Secretary Susan Mochache received the vaccines at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Monday night.
With the new batch of vaccines, Mochache urged Kenyans who have already received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to visit various health centers across the country from Wednesday to get their second jab.
“From Wednesday when I am sure the vaccine will have reached most facilities in Kenya we would wish that people should get out and go for their second dose. This vaccine donation that we have received has got a life of about one month and so up to to the end of July the vaccines will be in good condition and can therefore be administered,” she said.
