Public Health and Professional Standards, Principal Secretary, Mary Muthoni says another MPOX case has been confirmed in Kenya. This make it the second case to be confirmed within the last 24 hours and brings to four the total number of confirmed cases of MPOX in Kenya since the outbreak.
Key data
- One new confirmed Mpox case in the last 24 hours; total now at 4.
- Confirmed cases by county: Taita Taveta (1), Busia (1), Nairobi (1), Nakuru (1).
- National Public Health Lab has processed 90 samples; 4 positive for Mpox, 2 pending confirmation.
- 30 contacts under follow-up in Busia, Mombasa, Nairobi, and Nakuru.
- 16,533 travellers screened at Points of Entry in the last 24 hours.
- Total screened at 26 Points of Entry as of August 31, 2024: 599,380.
- No deaths reported.
Here is Muthoni’s social media post confirming the fourth MPOX case:
