Covid-19: 104 more test positive
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- On a sad note, he said that two people succumbed to the virus, taking the national death toll to 121.
The national tally of Covid-19 cases increased to 4,478 after 104 tested positive in the last 24 hours, Health Chief Administrative Secretary Rashid Aman has said.
During a daily briefing on the virus at Afya House, Nairobi on Saturday, Dr Aman said that 36 people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the number of recoveries to 1,586.
On a sad note, he said, two people succumbed to the virus, taking the national death toll to 121.
Dr Aman said all the 104 cases from the 2,820 samples are Kenyans aged between one year-old and 76.
The CS said Nairobi had the highest number of 60, followed by Mombasa (33) Kilifi (Five), Busia (Three), Kajiado (Two) and Taita Taveta one case.
“The Covid-19 pandemic has enormous health socioeconomic and psychological impact on the population. It causes insidious psychological suffering that results from the response actions against the pandemic,” said Dr Aman.
He said the ministry is tightening measures to protect front-line workers from contracting the disease, even as three police officers from Kamukunji police station test positive for the virus.
About 30 nurses at Pumwani Hospital have also been quarantined after coming into contact with a Covid-19 patient.
“We have placed a great deal of emphasis on all frontline workers; healthcare, security and discipline forces who interact with people regularly. Aside from offering them protective gear, we have trained them on how to protect and conduct themselves,” said the CAS.
Ministry Director General Patrick Amoth added that prisons and remand areas now have proper protective equipment together with isolation and quarantine centres to avoid risk of exposing prisoners who are in their large numbers.
“Capacity building has been done for prison wardens and other officers on how to handle any eventuality,” said Dr Amoth.
Further, the ministry is keen to support Kenyans whose mental well-being is being affected by the pandemic, by providing health and psychological support.
Distressed Kenyans are encouraged to access tele-counselling services through the hotline 1199719, which is operational for 24 hours.
