13/03/2021
Arab Times
Share:
KUWAIT CITY, March 13: Kuwait Ministry of Health said Saturday 1,211 people tested positive for the coronavirus while 9 persons died of the virus in the past 24 hours. The new cases increased the number of registered infections to 208,460 and deaths topped 1,165, MoH spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad told KUNA. He said 198 patients were at the intensive care units, while 14,513 people were receiving medical care. Al-Sanad said health care workers conducted 7,319 swab tests in the past 24 hours to reach a total of 1,901,041. He said infections-to-tests ratio was 16.55 percent. He called on the public anew to abide by health regulations like wearing masks and maintaining physical distancing, and avoiding crowds. (KUNA)
