Kuwait City: Kuwait announced 475 new cases of the novel coronavirus, raising the tally to 68,774.
Health Ministry spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said that four infected patients had passed away, taking the death toll to 465.
In a statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), he said that 131 infected patients are currently in the intensive care unit, while the number of active cases stands at 7,983.
The health authorities have conducted some 2,452 swab tests were conducted over the last 24 hours, bringing the tally to a total of 514,051 so far.
Earlier, the ministry said that 587 people had recovered from the virus, raising the total number of those to have overcome the disease to 60,326.