This archive report was first published on 5 July 2021.
Kenya's COVID-19 positivity rate has seen a significant increase, rising to 9 percent on July 5, 2021, from the 7.3 percent recorded the previous day.
According to the Ministry of Health's daily statistics, the new cases were detected from 2,047 samples tested, indicating a higher transmission rate.
Notably, the positivity rate has averaged 7 percent in the last week, suggesting a steady increase in cases.
Additionally, the statistics show that there were 15 deaths reported in June, but were only reported late, bringing the fatality toll to 3,690.
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe announced that the recovery toll rose to 128,811 after 1,186 patients were cleared, including 84 who were discharged from various health facilities countrywide.
Kenya has accelerated the COVID-19 vaccination exercise since February 2021, when it first received 1.02 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine through the COVAX facility.
As of July 5, 2021, the uptake of the second dose by priority groups was as follows: aged 58 years and above 142,676, Health Workers 90,954, Teachers 62,724, Others 128,004, while Security Officers were at 35,415.
The counties with the highest cases were Nairobi with 94, followed by Bungoma with 25, Mombasa with 16, and Machakos with 11.
