Kuwait reports 77 new COVID-19 cases, 556 in total
Kuwait City/Xinhua/UNI: Kuwait reported on Sunday 77 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number in the country to 556, the Health Ministry said in a statement.
Among the new cases, there are one Kuwaiti citizen who returned from France and 74 cases who have a history of contact with infected patients, according to the ministry statement.
Another two cases are still under investigation, the statement said.
So far, 456 patients are still receiving treatment, including 17 in ICU, it noted.
Meanwhile, Kuwaiti Minister of Health Bassel Al-Sabah announced the recovery of six patients from the coronavirus, raising the number of the cured in the country to 99.
Kuwait reported on Saturday the first death case of COVID-19.
The Kuwaiti government has decided to impose a nationwide curfew to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
On March 13, Kuwait suspended all commercial flights. The government also decided to close stores, malls and barbershops.
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