— Kuwait’s daily coronavirus cases jumped by 1,623 to 380,699 as deaths rose by 11 to 2,158, the health ministry said on Wednesday.

Another 1,721 people were cured of the virus, raising the total of those to have overcome the disease to 360,746, ministry spokesperson Dr. Abdallah Al-Sanad said in a statement.

The number of people hospitalised with the virus currently stands at 1,193, with 336 of them in intensive care units, he added, revealing that another 17,795 are receiving regular treatment.

Some 15,312 swab tests were conducted over the last day out of a total of 3,181,021, mentioned the official.

He went on to urge nationals and expatriates alike that abiding by health precautions, mainly, following social distancing rules, is the only way to halt the spread of the virus

Source: Kuwait News Agency