This archive report was first published on 3 July 2021.
On July 3, 2021, Kenya recorded a decline in its COVID-19 positivity rate, dropping from 8.1% on Friday to 6.5% on Saturday.
According to the Ministry of Health, 531 people tested positive for the disease out of a sample size of 8,154.
The Ministry also reported 20 additional deaths, bringing the total fatality toll to 3,671.
276 more COVID-19 patients recovered from the disease, including 151 who were under home-based care, increasing the recovery toll to 126,956.
As of Saturday, 1,144 patients were admitted to various health facilities, while 5,785 were under home-based isolation.
The Ministry stated that 124 patients were in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), with 39 on ventilatory support and 51 on supplemental oxygen.
As of July 3, 2021, a total of 1,468,908 people had been vaccinated against the virus, with the uptake of the second dose among those who received their first being 44.6%.
“Of these, total first doses are 1,016,190 while second doses are 452,718. The uptake of the second dose among those who received their first dose is at 44.6 per cent with the majority being males at 55 per cent while females are at 45 per cent. Proportion of adults fully vaccinated is 1.74 per cent,” the Ministry of Health said.
