Kuwait announces 580 new cases, 436 recoveries

Kuwait announces 580 new cases, 436 recoveries

Kuwait has today confirmed 580 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, raising the total  162,862 cases. The Ministry said that no infected patients had passed away, keeping the death toll since the outbreak of the pandemic at 957. The number of people hospitalized with the virus currently stands at 6,166, with 44 of them in intensive care units, according to ministry spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad. The ministry said that 436 infected patients had recovered from the virus, raising the overall tally to 155,739. The health authorities conducted 8,426 swab tests bringing the total to 1,479,530. The health authorities conducted 11,419 swab tests, bringing the overall number to 1.5 million. Comments Read Next1 hour agoKuwait: 200,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to arrive next week3 hours agoSaudi announces 216 new coronavirus cases7 hours agoNew Covid variant discovered in Bahrain23 hours agoKuwait: Over 35,000 vaccinated in one month1 day agoKuwait registers 505 coronavirus cases and 3 deaths1 day agoSaudi Arabia reports 223 new virus cases, 4 deaths2 days agoBahrain: Covid patient in trial for refusing to disclose contacts' details2 days agoOman: COVID-19 caseload reaches 133,2532 days agoKuwait records 492 positive cases; 2 deaths2 days agoSaudi records 213 new coronavirus cases