The coronavirus (COVID-19) infected 231 people in Kuwait in the past 24 hours, raising the infection cases to 142,426, since the outbreak of the pandemic. 3 patients died, bringing the death toll to 878.
The number of people hospitalized with the virus currently stands at 5,135, with 75 of them in intensive care units, according to ministry spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad, who revealed that some 4,827 swab tests were conducted over the last day out of a total of 1,091,469.
The ministry had earlier reported that some 524 more people had recovered from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the total of those to have overcome the disease to 136,413.
He went on to urge citizens and expatriates alike that abiding by health precautions, mainly, following social distancing rules, is the only way to halt the spread of the virus.