Coronavirus: Kuwait confirms 813 new cases, one death

Kuwait has reported 813 new coronavirus cases, of which 428 are citizens, taking the total confirmed cases in the country to 48,672, according to the Ministry of Health.

1 patient died of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 360.

886 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 39,276.

Kuwait has done 4,149 NP swab tests in the past 24 hours, as the country ramps up its efforts to test more people and detect cases early, according to the health ministry.

So far, the country has conducted a total of 399,498 coronavirus tests.