979 infected with coronavirus; 8 dead

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KUWAIT CITY, Feb 18: Kuwait said 979 people tested positive for coronavirus with eight related deaths reported on Thursday taking the total cases up to 181,484 as deaths rose to 1,027 respectively, according to the health ministry.

The ministry also reported that 986 more people have been cured of the virus, raising the total of those to have overcome the disease to 169,406, spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad told a press conference. The number of people hospitalised with the virus currently stands at 11,051, with 153 of them in intensive care units, he added, revealing that some 10,622 swab tests were conducted over the last day out of a total of 1,708,081. He went on to urge nationals 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)

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