KUWAIT: Kuwait's Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday listed 996 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the caseload of contaminations to 171,994. MoH official spokesperson Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said that there also were three new fatalities due to infection with the contagious virus registered during the same period, thus mortalities' toll rose to 969. Dr Sanad also revealed that number of people who were receiving treatment at intensive care units reached 90 as of yesterday, while the whole count of confirmed infection cases and remained under medical care stood at 8,905.

The ministry had earlier reported that up to 582 patients had recovered during the same period, putting the whole count of recoveries at 162,120. The ministry said in a statement that confirmation of these recovery cases was determined after conducting necessary medical examinations. Meanwhile, the percentage of the recuperated cases as compared to the tally of infections stood at 94.2 percent.

In the meantime, Dr Sanad pointed out that 8,864 swab tests were conducted in the same period, bringing the total number of such examinations to 1,608,305. The percentage of infections compared to the number of swab tests during that period stood at 11.2 percent. He re-appealed to the people of Kuwait to remain on guard against the dreaded virus, maintain social distancing and avert crowds. - KUNA