Tag: Ministry of Health

Ministry of Health distances itself from purported press release lifting wearing of face masks in public

The Ministry of Health has on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, disowned a press release that has been making rounds on social media, purporting that it had revised Covid-19 measures. The Ministry, through its social media platforms, stated categorically that the document, that enumerated a raft of changes in Covid-19 restriction measures, was not sanctioned by […]

Covid-19 Update: 1,286 test positive as positivity rate stands at 15.5%

The Ministry of Health has reported that 1,286 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. In a statement released on Saturday, August 21, MOH said the positivity rate stands at 15.5%, with total confirmed infections rising to 228,363 and cumulative tests so far conducted are 2,305,988. From the new Covid-19 cases, […]

Covid-19 Update: 8,877 test positive as positivity rate stands at 13.8%

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported that 1,225 people tested positive of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. In a statement to newsrooms on Saturday, August 14, MOH said that the 1,225 tested positive out of a sample of 8,877 patients. “Total confirmed positive cases are now 219,938 and cumulative tests so far conducted […]

Covid-19: 30 deaths recorded as 1,974 people test positive

The Ministry of Health has announced 1,974 additional cases of Covid-19 after 13,407 people were tested in the last 24 hours. This represents a positivity rate of 14.7 per cent. From the new cases, 1,902 are Kenyans while 72 of them are foreigners. In terms of gender, 1,050 are females while 924 are males. The […]

Covid-19 Update: 1,205 test positive as positivity rate stands at 14.8%

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported that 1,205 people tested positive of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. According to MOH, the 1,205 cases, 1, 175 are Kenyans while 30 are foreigners. “622 are males while 583 are female. The youngest is a six-month-old infant while the oldest is 100 years old,” MOH said. […]

Covid-19: 1335 new cases recorded as positivity rate stands at 17.7 per cent

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has announced 1,335 new cases of Covid-19 from 7,605 samples tested in the last 24 hours. This represents a positivity rate of 17.5 per cent, more than three times the maximum safety percentage recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). From the new cases, 1,293 are Kenyans while 42 are […]

Covid-19 Update: 1,085 people test positive as positivity rate stands at 15.4%

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced that 1,085 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. In an update to newsrooms on Tuesday, August 3, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the 1,085 were tested from a sample size of 7,067 as the positivity rate stands at 15.4%. “From the cases 1,049 […]