Upsurge In The Number Of COVID 19 Positive Cases In The County
Updated on: Oct 22, 2020
Laikipia County has in the recent past been reporting a high number of positive COVID-19 cases.
Yesterday 21st October 2020, 50 cases were confirmed in a span of 24 hours. On the previous day (Tuesday) 43 cases were confirmed, while on Monday this week 11 cases turned positive.
As at today morning 22nd October, the County Department of Health had tested 6,703 samples since the beginning of the pandemic in the country in early March 2020. A total of 4,329 samples have been collected from Nanyuki Teaching and Referral Hospital, and 2,374 from Nyahururu County Referral Hospital.
Out of the samples collected, 410 have turned out to be positive, giving a positivity rate of 6.12%.
According to the CEC Health, Dr. Lenai Kamario, the number of daily positive cases have been ranging between 0 (zero) to 15 on average in the past, but recently, these numbers have been surging.
Laikipians should expect strict enforcement of COVID-19 containment measures including curfew, public health laws, and Laikipia County COVID-19 regulations 2020, among others, said Dr. Lenai in a press statement.
All laikipians should be ambassadors of spreading the message of use of masks, handwashing and social distancing in order to curb this ongoing spike in COVID-19 cases in the county.
Yesterday 21st October 2020, 50 cases were confirmed in a span of 24 hours. On the previous day (Tuesday) 43 cases were confirmed, while on Monday this week 11 cases turned positive.
As at today morning 22nd October, the County Department of Health had tested 6,703 samples since the beginning of the pandemic in the country in early March 2020. A total of 4,329 samples have been collected from Nanyuki Teaching and Referral Hospital, and 2,374 from Nyahururu County Referral Hospital.
Out of the samples collected, 410 have turned out to be positive, giving a positivity rate of 6.12%.
According to the CEC Health, Dr. Lenai Kamario, the number of daily positive cases have been ranging between 0 (zero) to 15 on average in the past, but recently, these numbers have been surging.
Laikipians should expect strict enforcement of COVID-19 containment measures including curfew, public health laws, and Laikipia County COVID-19 regulations 2020, among others, said Dr. Lenai in a press statement.
All laikipians should be ambassadors of spreading the message of use of masks, handwashing and social distancing in order to curb this ongoing spike in COVID-19 cases in the county.
