Kuwait reports 4,510 new COVID cases, two deaths | kuwaittimes

Kuwait reports 4,510 new COVID cases, two deaths

January 20, 2022 | 05:43 p.m EDT

The Kuwaiti ministry of health announced on Thursday 4,510 new COVID-19 infections, 4,109 recoveries and two deaths in the last 24 hours. The ministry's official spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said in a statement to KUNA that total infections and recoveries reached 484,150 and 436,838 respectively. Deaths went up to 2,482, said the spokesman, revealing that there are 42 patients in ICU, 326 in COVID-19 wards and 44,830 active cases. He indicated total swab tests reached 6,574,401 with 33,957 new tests carried out in the last 24 hours.

January 20, 2022 05:43 PM

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