Kuwait sees 319 new COVID-19 cases, one death

KUWAIT, Nov 28 (KUNA) -- Kuwait on Saturday logged 319 new coronavirus infections to raise the total to 142,195, while one fatality recorded over the past 24 hours upped its death toll from the outbreak to 875, the health ministry said.
The number of people hospitalized with the virus currently stands at 5,431, with 77 of them in intensive care units, according to ministry spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad, who revealed that some 4,242 swab tests were conducted over the last day out of a total of 1,086,669 so far.
The ministry had earlier reported that some 586 more people had recovered from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the total of those to have overcome the disease to 135,889.
He went on to urge citizens and expatriates alike that abiding by health precautions, mainly, following social distancing rules, is the only way to halt the spread of the virus. (Pickup previous) mak.nam