The spokesman for the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health, Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad confirmed 1,836 new Coronavirus cases yesterday, Wednesday, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases to 356,687, while 8 deaths were recorded, 7 of them were unvaccinated, bringing the total number of deaths recorded to 1969, Al Qabas reported.
He added that 1677 cases recovered, bringing the total number of people recovered to 336,122 cases, indicating that 94.23 percent of patients recovered out of the total infected cases.
He stated that the number of people receiving medical care in intensive care departments reached 296, while the total number of confirmed cases and still receiving the necessary care reached 18596, while the total number of cases inwards reached 1011.
He stated that the number of swabs that were conducted during the same period amounted to 14,887, bringing the total of tests to 2976536, noting that the percentage of infections for the number of these swabs amounted to 12.33 percent.
Concerning the rate of injuries in the governorates, Al-Sanad said that it reached 34% in Al-Ahmadi governorate, followed by Hawalli governorate at 24%, then Al-Farwaniyah with 20%, Al-Jahra by 12%, and finally the capital with 10%.
He renewed the call to continue to take preventive measures, avoid contact with others, and ensure physical distancing, recommending visiting the accounts of the Ministry of Health and the official authorities in the country to review the instructions and recommendations and everything that would contribute to containing the spread of the virus.