Coronavirus: Kuwait announces over 1,000 new cases, 5 deaths

Kuwait has reported 1,041 new coronavirus cases, taking the total confirmed cases in the country 18,609, according to the Ministry of Health.

The new cases were found after 4,757 NP swab tests in the past 24 hours, as the country ramps ups its efforts to test more people and detect cases early, according to the health ministry spokesman.

So far, Kuwait has conducted more than 261,071 coronavirus tests.

Some of the newly reported cases are from people who were infected due to contact between active cases, while others are under epidemic investigation.

5 patients died of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 129.

5,205 people have recovered from the virus in Kuwait so far.

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