Kuwait's Ministry of Health announced that 739 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), in the past 24 hours, raising the total caseload to 115,483.
In a statement to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), The ministry’s spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad said that 4 infected patients had passed away, raising the death toll to 694.
The number of people hospitalized with the virus stands at 7,681 - 139 of whom are in intensive care units, said the spokesman, adding that 5,701 swab tests were conducted in the past day, raising the total to 823,206 so far.
The Health Ministry revealed earlier that 613 patients have recovered in the last 24-hours, to raise the total 107,108 patients recovered to-date from the virus.