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Source: Ministry of Health, Kenya | Aug 17, 2021

Coronavirus - Kenya: COVID-19 Update (17 August 2021)

NAIROBI, Kenya, August 17, 2021/APO Group/ --

Today 1,488 people have tested positive for the disease, from a sample size of 9,773. The positivity rate is now 15.2%. From the cases 1,442 are Kenyans while 46 are foreigners. Total confirmed positive cases are now 222,894 and cumulative tests so far conducted are 2,268,923.

Recoveries: 1,814
Recorded Deaths: 4
Total Recoveries: 205,912
Cumulative Fatalities: 4,354

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Kenya.

Coronavirus - Kenya: COVID-19 Update (17 August 2021)

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