{"id":22651,"date":"2020-08-20T13:44:32","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T18:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kdrtv.co.ke\/?p=22651"},"modified":"2020-09-01T09:17:01","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T14:17:01","slug":"kenya-reported-426-new-coronavirus-infections-10-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kdrtv.co.ke\/news\/kenya-reported-426-new-coronavirus-infections-10-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya Reports 426 New Coronavirus Infections, 10 Deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"

(KDRTV)-Kenya`s Ministry of Health on Thursday, August 20, announced that 426 more have contracted the novel coronavirus as the national tally jumps to 31, 441.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the MoH`s Chief Administrative Secretary, Mercy Mwangangi, out of the new COVID-19 patients, 417 are Kenyans while the remaining 9 are foreigners<\/p>\n

Read also<\/strong>: Jowie Irungu: My friends took Advantage of My Situation to Make Money<\/a><\/p>\n

The new figures were reported after 5158 samples were tested in the last 24 hours<\/p>\n

239 of the new patients are male while while 187 are female and they are aged between 3-month-old and 87-year-old.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Health also announced that 257 patients have recovered from the respiratory disease; 195 people recovered from home-based care system while 62 recovered from various health facilities across the country<\/p>\n

The total number of recoveries so far is 17,869.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, 10 more patients succumbed to the novel virus bringing the total number of fatalities to 516.<\/p>\n

The new cases were distributed as follows:<\/p>\n

1. Nairobi-132<\/p>\n

2. Kajiado-63<\/p>\n

3. Kericho-48<\/p>\n

4. Kiambu- 24<\/p>\n

5. Machakos-21<\/p>\n

6. Migori-17<\/p>\n

7. Mombasa-16<\/p>\n

8. Kitui-13<\/p>\n

9. Laikipia-13<\/p>\n

10. Kisumu-13<\/p>\n

11. Nakuru-13<\/p>\n

12. Uasin Gishu-10<\/p>\n

13. Tharaka Nithi-8<\/p>\n

14. Nyeri-7<\/p>\n

15. Busia-7<\/p>\n

16. Makueni-6<\/p>\n

17. Kilifi-4<\/p>\n

18. Garissa-3<\/p>\n

19. Nyandarua-3<\/p>\n

20. Isiolo-2<\/p>\n

21. Embu-2<\/p>\n

22. Meru-1<\/p>\n

23. Kirinyaga-1<\/p>\n

24. kakamega-1<\/p>\n

25. Baringo-1<\/p>\n

26. Lamu<\/p>\n

Read also<\/strong>: Gambia Government Devastated By Coronavirus!<\/a><\/p>\n

According to the Ministry of Health, the younger population should seek medical assistance should they fall ill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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