Coronavirus: Kuwait registers 833 new cases, three deaths

Kuwait has reported 833 new coronavirus cases, of which 536 are citizens, taking the total confirmed cases in the country to 52,840, according to the Ministry of Health.

3 patients died of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 382.

Kuwait has the world’s 33rd highest number of coronavirus infections just below Kazakhstan.

Meanwhile, 578 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 42,686.

Kuwait has done 5,011 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 422,885 coronavirus tests.