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KUWAIT, May 12 (KUNA) -- The Ministry of Health of Kuwait announced Tuesday that the lethal novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has claimed the lives of more 10 people in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll up to 75.
In his daily coronavirus update, the Health Ministry Spokesperson Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad stated that 991 people have tested positive for the highly contagious virus today, increasing the overall number of infections in the country to 10,277.
He pointed out that 158 patients were in intensive care, including 74 in critical condition.
Earlier, the Health Ministry announced the recovery of 194 COVID-19 patients, bringing the total to 3,101 recoveries. (end)
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