{"id":63125,"date":"2020-12-16T15:44:54","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T12:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.163.207.100\/~timesku1\/news\/?p=63125"},"modified":"2020-12-16T15:49:37","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T12:49:37","slug":"261-new-coronavirus-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/261-new-coronavirus-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"261 new coronavirus cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The coronavirus (COVID-19) infected 261 people in Kuwait in the past 24 hours, raising the infection cases to 146,971, since the outbreak of the pandemic. <span>The spokesman for the ministry, Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad, told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that the number of people receiving medical care in the intensive care departments reached 54 cases, bringing the total number of cases confirmed to have the coronavirus, and still receiving the necessary medical care to 3149 cases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Al-Sanad added that the number of swabs conducted in the past 24 hours amounted to 6,633, bringing the total to 11,969,920 tests. <\/span><span>Ministry of Health announced earlier today that 310 infections had recovered in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 142,909 cases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63127\" src=\"http:\/\/192.163.207.100\/~timesku1\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/wed-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/wed-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/wed-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/wed-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/wed-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/wed-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/wed-1068x1068.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/wed-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/wed.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"ginger-extension-definitionpopup lazyload\" style=\"left: 93.6px; top: 124px; z-index: 2147483646; display: none;\" src=\"about:blank\" data-src=\"\/\/kdfieneakcjfaiglcfcgkidlkmlijjnh\/content\/popups\/definitionPopup\/index.html?title=injuries&amp;description=an%20accident%20that%20results%20in%20physical%20damage%20or%20hurt\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The coronavirus (COVID-19) infected 261 people in Kuwait in the past 24 hours, raising the infection cases to 146,971, since the outbreak of the pandemic. 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