Kuwait lists 530 new COVID-19 cases, one death

KUWAIT, Jan 15 (KUNA) -- Kuwait listed 530 new coronavirus infections and no virus-related deaths on Friday taking the total to 156,964 and 947 respectively, the health ministry said.
The number of people hospitalised with the virus currently stands at 5,688, with 48 of them in intensive care units, according to ministry spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad, who revealed that some 10,862 swab tests were conducted over the last day out of a total of 1,380,643.
The ministry had earlier reported that some 268 more people had been cured of the virus over the past day, raising the total of those to have overcome the disease to 150,329.
He went on to urge nationals 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.sd