Kenya on Thursday recorded 1,008 COVID-19 cases bringing the country’s total caseload to 59,595.
Health CS Mutahi Kagwe in a statement noted that 6,038 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
This brings the total number of samples tested since March when the first case was recorded to 723,210.
Out of the positive cases, 616 were male and 36 were female while the youngest case is a two-month-old infant and the oldest is aged 95.
Some 802 patient made full recovery and were discharged. Of these, 679 were from home-based programme, and 123 were from various hospitals around the country bringing the total number of recoveries to 39,193.
Sadly, 21 patients succumbed to the disease, bringing the total number of deaths to 1,072.
In his statement, Kagwe indicated that a total of 1.262 patients are currently admitted in hospital around the country while 5,129 of them are isolated in their homes.
In Thursday’s cases, Nairobi led with 417, Mombasa 87, Kiambu 51, Kajiado 48, Nakuru 35, Kisumu 32, Kakamega 32, Trans Nzoia 26, Kilifi 24, Nyandarua 23, Kericho 23, Uasin Gishu 23, Nyamira 21, Machakos 20, Migori 16, Nyeri 15, Murang’a 14, Turkana 13, Siaya 10, Mandera 9, Busia 8, Meru 7, Kisii 7, West Pokot 6, Tharaka Nithi 6, Makueni 6, Homabay 6, Elgeyo Marakwet 5, Embu 4, Nandi 3, Kirinyaga 2, Bomet 2, Bungoma 2, Samburu 1, Baringo 1, Wajir 1, Kwale 1 and Taita Taveta 1.
