Kenya’s Covid-19 cases rose to 8,250 on Tuesday, July 7, after 183 individuals tested positive in the preceding 24 hours.
In a press briefing at Afya House, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe stated that the 183 new cases were derived after testing 2,061 samples.
Out of the 183, 119 cases were male with 64 being female. The youngest was a 4-years-old infant, while the oldest was identified as a 79-year-old.
90 more patients were discharged, raising the total number of recoveries to 2504
Unfortunately, 3 more patients succumbed to the disease bringing the total fatalities from March 2020, to 167.
In terms of distribution, Nairobi led with 100 cases followed by Machakos 37, Kiambu 14, Mombasa 13, Kajiado 11, Nakuru 5 and Busia 3.
In Nairobi, Westlands led with 30 cases, Kibra (20), Dagoretti North (17), Lang’ata (8), Embakasi East (5), Embakasi South (5), Starehe (5), Makadara (5).
