Kuwait health ministry confirmed Thursday 1,501 new coronavirus cases and one death during the past 24 hours.

In a statement to KUNA, the ministry’s spokesperson Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad said that the total infections surged to 609,453, while the deaths climbed to 2,525.

He also noted that the total recoveries went up to 580,056 after confirming 4,253.

The spokesperson pointed out that 88 patients are receiving treatment at the ICU.

About 22,424 swap tests were inducted in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 7,403,856 since the outbreak of the virus in the country.

Source: Kuwait News Agency