– Kuwait’s daily coronavirus cases jumped by 1,702 to 348,262 as deaths rose by 10 to 1,913, according to the health ministry on Friday.

Another 1,632 people were cured of the virus, raising the total of those to have overcome the disease to 327,734, the ministry said in a statement.

The number of people hospitalised with the virus currently stands at 18,615, with 271 of them in intensive care units, he added, revealing that some 14,191 swab tests were conducted over the last day out of a total of 2,907,511.

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