KUWAIT: Kuwait yesterday reported 1,288 new coronavirus infections, taking total cases to 221,743, the health ministry said. The ministry's spokesperson Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said 13 more people died due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 1,246.

He said 9,367 virus tests were conducted in this period, taking total PCR tests to 1,985,656. Sanad added 1,202 people recovered from the disease, as total recoveries in the country climbed to 206,180. - KUNA