103 more Covid-19 cases have been reported bringing the total tally of confirmed cases to 253,512.
The positivity rate stands at 2.2pc from 4,617 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The new cases are all Kenyans except seven foreigners among them 53 males and 50 females. The youngest is a three-year-old child while the oldest is 97 years.
In terms of County distribution, Kericho leads with 18 cases Nairobi 13, Trans Nzoia 11 and Nyamira 10. Others are Migori 7, Siaya, Turkana and Uasin Gishu five cases each, Kiambu and, Busia four cases each, Kisii 3, while two cases have been reported in Marsabit, Kakamega and West Pokot. Kilifi , Kirinyaga , Kisumu , Kitui , Machakos , Meru , Makueni , Mandera , Mombasa , Murang’a , Garissa and Kajiado counties have a case each.
No deaths have been reported therefore the death toll remains at 5,282.
68 patients have recovered from the disease with 61 from the Home-Based Isolation and Care program while seven are from various health facilities countrywide.
“Total recoveries now stand at 247,025 of whom 199,548 are from the Home-Based Care and Isolation program, while 47,477 are from various health facilities countrywide” announced health CS Mutahi Kagwe.
A total of 444 patients are currently admitted in various health facilities countrywide, while 1,175 are under the Home-Based Isolation and Care program.
26 patients are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 12 of whom are on ventilatory support and 14 on supplemental oxygen. No patient is under observation.
Another 130 patients are separately on supplemental oxygen with 129 of them in the general wards. One patient is in the High Dependency Unit (HDU).
Vaccinations
As of November 2nd 2021, a total of 5,427,617 vaccines had so far been administered across the country. Of these, 3,728,033 were partially vaccinated while those fully vaccinated were 1,699,584.
The uptake of the second dose among those who received their first dose was 42.9pc.
The proportion of adults fully vaccinated was 6.2pc.
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