publish time

29/11/2020

author name Arab Times

publish time

29/11/2020

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 29: Kuwait recorded 231 new cases of coronavirus over the past 24 hours to up the total to 142,426, while 3 deaths pushed its death toll from the outbreak to 878, the health ministry said.

The number of people hospitalized with the virus currently stands at 5,135, with 76 of them in intensive care units, according to ministry Spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad, adding that some 4,827 swab tests were conducted over the last day out of a total of 1,091,496 so far.

The ministry had earlier reported that some 524 people had recovered from the virus over the past day, raising the total of those to have overcome the disease to 136413.

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)