Ministry of Health announced 745 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the last 24 hours, bringing the total infections to 46,940, while 4 deaths were reported raising the number fatalities to 358.
Official spokesperson of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad, said in a statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) some of these cases had contacted infected persons and the source of the other infections was being traced.
The new cases comprised 434 Kuwaiti nationals and 311 expatriates, Dr. Al-Sanad pointed out. Giving a breakdown of the cases’ distribution per areas, Dr. Al-Sanad said 182 of the patients were registered in Al-Farwaniya, 176 in Al-Jahraa, 169 in Al-Ahmadi, 120 in Al-Assima (the capital) and 98 in Hawally.
Currently, there were 139 patients receiving treatment at intensive care units and count of the confirmed cases that remained under medical treatment amounted to 8,867, Dr. Al-Sanad revealed. He added that 49 patients were discharged from quarantine, during the past 24 hours, however they would isolate themselves at home for 14 days. The health authorities conducted 4,150 swab tests in the past 24 hours, raising the whole count to 391,037, Dr. Al-Sanad added. Earlier today, the Health Ministry announced the recovery of 685 COVID-19 patients, bringing the tally to 37,715.
