The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced 887 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of infections to 28, 649, while 8 deaths were reported raising the number of fatalities to 226.
Dr. Al-Sanad said the new cases included 314 Kuwaitis, 201 Indians, 115 Egyptians, 96 Bangladeshis and the rest of various nationalities. Three-hundred of the cases were registered in the health zones of Al-Farwaniya, 216 in Al-Ahmadi, 173 in AlJahra, 117 in Hawally and 81 in Al-Assima (capital).
There are 187 patients receiving care in intensive care units, thus the whole count of such cases stood at 14,142. He revealed that 3,325 swab tests were conducted in past 24 hours with the total figure of these examinations reaching 300,351.
Also speaking at the daily press briefing was Dr. Musaab Al-Saleh, chief of the disease control unit at the Ministry of Health, who affirmed that the ministry has been following up on the coronavirus situation in the country and revealing information about the cases on basis of scientific considerations. The more people adhere to precautionary measures, the more easing steps will be taken, he said, emphasizing that combating the contagion has remained a joint responsibility for everyone in the country, individuals and institutions.
Basic factors for fighting the disease are the precautions; namely wearing the medical masks, the quarantine, the isolation etc, he stressed, affirming that no treatment or vaccine has been found yet to rid the human race of this dreaded pandemic. “Abide by the terms and precautions and cast aside rumors,” he urged citizens and expatriate residents of Kuwait.
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