Kuwait registers 683 new COVID-19 cases, three deaths

Kuwait has reported 683 new coronavirus cases, taking the total confirmed cases in the country to 58,904, according to the health ministry.

3 patients died of the virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 407.

Kuwait has the world’s 34th highest number of coronavirus infections just over Ukraine.

Meanwhile, 639 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 49,020.

Kuwait has done 4,370 NP swab tests in the past 24 hours, as the country ramps up its efforts to test more people and detect cases early.

So far, the country has conducted a total of 457,340 coronavirus tests.