The Ministry of Health has confirmed two new Mpox cases from Makueni and Kajiado counties in the tests conducted in the last 24 hours.
This brings the total number of cases recorded in Kenya to seven. They are distributed countrywide as follows: Taita Taveta (1), Busia (1), Nairobi (1), Mombasa (1), Nakuru (1), Makueni (1) and Kajiado (1).
Fortunately, no deaths have been reported among the confirmed cases.
Further, in the last 24 hours, 16,033 travellers have were screened at Points of Entry (POEs), contributing to a cumulative total of 1,002,621 travellers screened across the 26 POEs since the outbreak began.
The National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) has tested 190 samples from 28 counties, with seven (7) testing positive, 178 negative, and five (5) samples currently being tested.