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11:04 GMT
KUWAIT -- Dr. Al-Sanad, speaking during his daily briefing about the local pandemic status, said total count of the infection cases reached 29,921, adding that six new de`aths were also recorded in past 24 hours, putting the whole count of fatalities at 236.
The new cases included 177 Kuwaitis, 99 Indians, 86 Bangladeshis, 84 Egyptians and the rest were of various nationalities.
The cases were registered in the health zones as following: 200 in Al-Ahmadi, 148 in Al-Farwaniya, 105 in Al-Jahraa, 55 in Al-Assima (the capital) and 54 in Hawally.
Dr. Al-Sanad said number of patients who were discharged from quarantines, in the past 24 hours, amounted to 418. However, they were advised to sequester themselves in their houses for 14 days.
As to number of swab tests conducted in the last 24 hours, they amounted to 2,721, with the whole count of such examinations reaching 306,006.
Also speaking during the daily briefing were doctors in charge of two makeshift hospitals that had been established in early stages of the coronavirus crisis.
Dr. Mohammad Al-Hmdain and Dr. Dhari Al-Hashash indicated during their turn that the two hospitals have a total capacity of around 1,500 beds. They also include emergency wards, laboratories and intensive care units in addition to various other wards.
Both hospitals serve expatriates infected with the contagious disease. (end)
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