– Kuwait’s Ministry of Health reported five COVID-19 deaths and 1,017 infections in the past 24 hours.
The new figures took the country’s death toll to 1,724 and the caseload to 298,223, noted the ministry’s spokesperson Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad in a statement.
He pointed out that 1,039 patients have recovered over the past day, raising the total to 283,952.
He added that the number of people hospitalized with the virus currently stands at 12,574, including 164 currently in ICUs.
Al-Sanad revealed that 8,249 swabs conducted over the last day, bringing the total to 2.51 million.
He renewed calls to abide by health precautions to curb the spread of the virus.
Source: Kuwait News Agency