Coronavirus: Kuwait announces 919 new cases

Kuwait has reported 919 new coronavirus cases, of which 549 are citizens, taking the total confirmed cases in the country to 47,859, according to the Ministry of Health.

1 patient died of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 359.

675 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 38,390.

Kuwait has done 4,312 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 395,349 coronavirus tests.