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By Mohammad Al-Kanderi
KUWAIT, Aug 12 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Ministry of Health said Wednesday that 717 people tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19), while three patients died of the disease in the past 24 hours.
The fresh figures bring the country's total number of confirmed infections and death toll to 73,785 and 489 respectively, the Health Ministry's Spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad told KUNA.
The new cases include 470 Kuwaiti citizens, or 66.55 percent, and 274 non-Kuwaitis, or 34.45 percent, he said.
Of the overall cases, 117 patients are in intensive care units and 7,845 people are receiving due medical treatment, Dr. Al-Sanad added.
Medical teams conducted 4,397 swab tests in the past 24 hours, raising total swabs since the outbreak of the virus to 543,858.
Earlier today, the Helth Ministry announced the recovery of 692 people from the virus, taking the total up to 65,451. (Pick up previous)
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