Coronavirus: Kuwait reports 762 new cases, two deaths

Kuwait has reported 762 new coronavirus cases, of which 501 are citizens, taking the total confirmed cases in the country to 52,007, according to the Ministry of Health.

2 patients died of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 379.

Kuwait has the world’s 32nd highest number of coronavirus infections just below UAE.

593 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 42,108.

Kuwait has done 4,344 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 417,874 coronavirus tests.