The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced 562 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the last 24 hours, bringing the total infections to 29,921 while 6 deaths were reported raising the number fatalities to 236.
The new cases included 177 Kuwaitis, 99 Indians, 86 Bangladeshis, 84 Egyptians and the rest were of various nationalities. The cases were registered in the following areas: 200 in Al-Ahmadi, 148 in AlFarwaniya, 105 in Al-Jahra, 55 in Al-Assima (the capital) and 54 in Hawally.
Dr. Al-Sanad said the number of patients who were discharged from quarantines, in the past 24 hours, amounted to 418. However, they were advised to sequester themselves in their houses for 14 days. As to number of swab tests conducted in the last 24 hours, they amounted to 2,721, with the whole count of such examinations reaching 306,006. Also speaking during the daily briefing were doctors in charge of two makeshift hospitals that had been established in early stages of the coronavirus crisis.
Dr. Mohammad Al-Hmdain and Dr. Dhari Al-Hashash indicated during their turn that the two hospitals have a total capacity of around 1,500 beds. They also include emergency wards, laboratories and intensive care units in addition to various other wards. Both hospitals serve expatriates infected with the contagious disease
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