KUWAIT: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Kuwait rose by 371 yesterday to take the total count to 106,458, while a fivefold increase in fatalities pushed its death toll from the outbreak to 620, health ministry data showed. The country's Capital governorate logged 92 cases, followed by Ahmadi (89), Hawally (80), Farwaniya (70) and Jahra (40), according to the figures, which distributed the new infections in terms of health zones.

The number of people needing hospital care stands at 7,403, 129 of whom are in intensive care units, said ministry spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad, who revealed that 1,990 swab tests were conducted in the previous 24 hours out of a total of 755,765 so far.

The ministry had earlier registered 537 new recoveries to up the total to 98,435. Urging the public to be mindful of health precautions, the spokesman said that following social distancing rules was the only way to ward off the infectious disease. - KUNA