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

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.
Ministry of Health, Kenya
Ministry of Health, Kenya

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

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