Editor's Review

A total of 314 cases have been confirmed since the Mpox outbreak began.

The Ministry of Health has revealed that 5 people have died since the Mpox disease broke out in July 2024.

In a statement on Friday, August 1, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale said a total of 314 cases have been confirmed since the outbreak began.

CS Duale noted that 33 cases are admitted across various hospitals countrywide, 54 cases are under home-based isolation, while 222 other cases have fully recovered.

“A total of 33 cases are currently admitted in various facilities across the country, while 54 cases are under home-based isolation and care.

"Further, 222 cases have fully recovered. Unfortunately, five (5) cases have succumbed to the disease since the onset of the outbreak (Case fatality rate: 1.6%),” Duale stated.

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The Health CS said the Mpox cases have been reported across 22 counties including Mombasa (146), Busia (63), and Nakuru (21), Kilifi (19), Nairobi (17), Makueni (13), Taita Taveta (5), Uasin Gishu (5), Bungoma (4), Kajiado (3), Kakamega (3), Kiambu (3), Kericho (2), Machakos (2), Migori (1), Kisii (1), Kirinyaga (1), Isiolo (1), Kitui (1), Narok (1), Baringo (1), and Trans-Nzoia (1).

File image of someone with an Mpox.

At the same time, Duale said four additional Mpox cases have been confirmed in the last 24 hours, 3 in Mombasa County and one in Nairobi.

Further, he mentioned that over 4.7 million travelers have been screened at airports and other points of entry.

“Samples drawn from suspected cases are tested at our National Public Health Laboratories (NPHL) and other partner laboratories. Subsequently, 905 samples from suspected cases have been laboratory-tested, of which 314 tested positive (Positivity Rate: 34.6%),” Duale added.