This archive report was first published on 18 October 2021.
Published on October 18, 2021, Nairobi County is leading the way in COVID-19 vaccinations in Kenya, with 31.7% of its population having received the first jab.
This is according to the Ministry of Health, which reported that Kiambu, Nakuru, and Nyeri counties follow closely behind in terms of first-dose vaccinations.
On the other hand, Marsabit County has the lowest percentage of its population vaccinated, with only 1.4% having received the first jab.
Regarding full vaccination, Nairobi County is also in the lead, with 14.2% of its population fully vaccinated, followed by Nyeri and Kiambu.
The Ministry of Health also reported that Lamu, Turkana, Mandera, Wajir, Garissa, Tana River, and Marsabit counties have less than 1% of their population fully vaccinated.
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe announced on Sunday that 74 people had tested positive for COVID-19 from a sample size of 3,987 tested on Saturday.
This brought the total number of cases since March 2019 to 252,033, with a positivity rate of 1.9%.
Of the new cases, 54 were Kenyans while 20 were foreigners.
Eight more patients succumbed to the disease, with one death occurring on Saturday and the other 7 being late deaths reported after conducting facility record audits this month.
The cumulative deaths now stand at 5,223.
As of Sunday, a total of 4,500,179 vaccines had been administered across the country.
Of these, 3,291,192 were partially vaccinated while 1,208,987 were fully vaccinated.
The uptake of the second dose among those who received their first dose was at 35.2%, the Ministry of Health said.
The proportion of adults fully vaccinated was 4.4%, with the Government working towards vaccinating a targeted 27,246,033.
