26/11/2020
26/11/2020
KUWAIT CITY, Nov 26: Kuwait recorded 330 new cases of coronavirus over the past 24 hours to up the total to 141,547, while 1 death pushed its death toll from the outbreak to 872, the health ministry said.
The number of people hospitalized with the virus currently stands at 5,925, with 80 of them in intensive care units, according to ministry Spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad, adding that some 7,458 swab tests were conducted over the last day out of a total of 1,068,193 so far.
The ministry had earlier reported that some 717 people had recovered from the virus over the past day, raising the total of those to have overcome the disease to 134750.
The spokesman went on to urge citizens and expatriates alike that abiding by health precautions, mainly, following social distancing rules, is the only way to halt the spread of the virus. (KUNA)