KUWAIT: Kuwait reported 912 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths over the weekend, raising total cases to 139,734 and deaths to 863 respectively. The health ministry announced yesterday that Kuwait has logged 426 new infections over the previous 24 hours, in addition to a pair of fatalities. Kuwait had also reported two deaths on Friday, in addition to 486 new cases.

The ministry reported yesterday that 511 people had recovered from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the total of those to have overcome the disease to 131,560. Kuwait reported 623 recoveries on Friday. The number of people hospitalized with the virus stands at 7,311, with 84 of them in intensive care units, the health ministry said yesterday, adding that some 5,667 swab tests were conducted over the past 24 hours out of a total of 1,047,902 so far.

Kuwait announced Friday that 6,250 swab tests were made the previous day. The ministry went on to urge the public to abide by health precautions, mainly following social distancing rules, as the only way to halt the spread of the virus. - KUNA