Kuwait registers 435 cases and 349 recoveries

  • Date: 16-Jan-2021
  • Source: Gulf Insider
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:Kuwait
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Kuwait registers 435 cases and 349 recoveries

Kuwaiti men, wearing protective masks, shop in Kuwait City on February 26,2020. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)Kuwait has today confirmed 435 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, raising the total to 157,399 cases.The Ministry of Health said that no infected patient had passed away, keeping the death toll since the outbreak of the pandemic at 947.The number of people hospitalized with the virus currently stands at 5,774 with 48 of them in intensive care units, according to ministry spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad, who revealed that some 8,651 swab tests were conducted over the 24 hours out of a total of 1,389,294. The ministry had earlier reported that some 349 more people recovered from the virus over the past day, raising the total of recoveries to 150,678.Comments Read Next3 hours agoIndia: World's largest COVID-19 vaccine rollout begins today4 hours agoGlobal deaths reach 2 million from coronavirus7 hours agoUAE reports 3,432 new coronavirus cases, 7 deaths11 hours agoBahrain: Random COVID-19 testing locations for January 1612 hours agoBahrain records 209 new coronavirus cases and 397 recoveries19 hours agoSinopharm jab offers immunity for 9 months, says expert1 day agoSaudi announces 173 new cases, 181 recoveries1 day ago‘Various strains' of Covid-19