– Kuwait’s Ministry of Health on Sunday said that 1,558 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours, taking the caseload to 351,481.

The number of total recoveries rose to 331,015 after confirming 1,592 in the same period, Ministry’s Spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad told KUNA.

The death toll from the virus climbed to 1,933 after registering 14 mortalities, including 12 unvaccinated cases, in the corresponding period, he stated.

He noted that over 19,000 patients are hospitalized, in addition to 272 cases at intensive care units.

Medical swabs conducted in 24 hours hit 12,218, bringing the total to 2.933 million, he said, indicating that the ratio between recoveries to swabs is 12.75 percent today.

Al-Sanad renewed his call for both citizens and residents to abide by health precautions and physical distancing, as well as avoid gatherings.

He further urged the public to follow up official accounts of the ministry and the state’s bodies to be briefed on guidelines and recommendations in order to control the spread of the virus

Source: Kuwait News Agency