publish time

10/12/2020

author name Arab Times

publish time

10/12/2020

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 10 : Kuwait recorded 291 new cases of coronavirus over the past 24 hours to up the total to 145,495, while 5 deaths pushed its death toll from the outbreak to 910, the health ministry said.

The number of people hospitalized with the virus currently stands at 3,326, with 72 of them in intensive care units, according to ministry Spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad, adding that some 6,575 swab tests were conducted over the last day out of a total of 1,165,434 so far.

The ministry had earlier reported that some 270 people had recovered from the virus over the past day, raising the total of those to have overcome the disease to 141,259.

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)