Kuwait’s Ministry of Health on Thursday reported eight COVID-19 deaths and 1,168 infections in the past 24 hours.
The new figures took the country’s death toll to 1,711 and the caseload to 295,861, noted the ministry’s spokesperson Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad in statements to KUNA.
He pointed out that some 980 more have recovered over the past day, raising the total to 281,920.
He added that the number of people hospitalized with the virus currently stands at 12,230, including 183 currently at in ICUs.
Al-Sanad revealed that some 10,660 swabs conducted over the last day, bringing the total to 2.49 million.
He renewed calls to abide by health precautions to curb the spread of the virus.
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