This archive report was first published on 6 January 2022.
Published on January 6th, 2022, the Council of Governors has urged counties to strengthen emergency operation centres as COVID-19 cases surge across the country.
Between December 27th 2021 and January 4th 2022, counties reported 21,217 cases of the deadly disease, with 73 deaths associated with the pandemic during the same period.
As of Wednesday, Kenya's coronavirus positivity rate stood at 25.6% after 2,216 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours from 8,669 samples tested.
The Council of Governors' call comes as the country continues to grapple with the pandemic, with many counties struggling to cope with the rising number of cases.
