At least 1,176 people tested positive for COVID-19 over the last 24 hours, raising overall infections to 303,039, Spokesman for the Ministry of Health Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad said on Wednesday.

Those who recovered from the disease hit 932 over 24 hours, taking overall recoveries to 288,289, he told KUNA in a statement.

Five patients succumbed to the coronavirus, he noted, indicating that the death toll has risen so far to 1,751.

Up to 12,999 patients are receiving treatment at hospitals, in addition to 152 cases at intensive care units, he stated.

Overall medical swabs rose to 2.55 after conducting 10,309 in the same period, Al-Sanad made clear. The ratio between recoveries and swabs is 11.41 percent.

Al-Sanad renewed calls to abide by health precautions and physical distancing as well as avoid gatherings.

He also appealed to people 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