Kenya has recorded 699 more covid-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours bringing the total number of cases in Kenya to 25,837.
During the daily Covid-19 briefing in Kakamega County on Saturday, August 8, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe announced that 7,175 samples were tested in the same period of time bringing the total samples tested so far to nearly 350,000.
Of the cases reported, 427 are male and 272 are female while the youngest case is 1-year old baby, and the oldest is aged 85 years.
At the same time, 781 patients have been discharged from hospital bringing the total number of recovered cases to 11,899.
125 patients were released from the hospital with 656 on home-based care.
Regrettably, five patients have succumbed to the disease bring the total number of fatalities to 418.
CS Kagwe commended Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya for the measures taken to improve health services.
The governor set up the Mumias Level 4 Hospital which is being used as a Covid-19 treatment center has successfully treated over 14 Covid-19 patients.
He further warned residents against dismissing measures announced by the government.
“We have been accused of talking to Kenyans as if they are retarded; tumetukanwa (we have been insulted). Kenyans do not have to die, this is a condition we can control. We can manage ourselves,” he stated.
The CS shared a scenario that led to a family getting infected because of not taking precautions laid out to contain the spread of the virus.
“I received news that a son was tested and turned positive for coronavirus but refused to acknowledge the results.
“His refusal to self-isolate had his sister and parents infected. He has now lost the head of the family, two weeks after they lost and buried the mother,” he narrated.