Kuwait City/Xinhua: Kuwait on Wednesday reported 751 new cases of COVID-19 and seven more deaths, raising the tally of infections in the country to 11,028 and the death toll to 82, Kuwaiti Health Ministry said in a statement.
Currently, 7,683 patients are receiving treatment, including 169 in ICU, according to the statement.
In addition, the ministry announced the recovery of 162 more patients from the coronavirus, raising the total number of recoveries in the country to 3,263.
The Kuwaiti government has imposed a full curfew in the country to curb the rapid rise in coronavirus cases.
On March 13, Kuwait suspended all commercial flights. The government also closed stores, malls and barbershops in an effort to curb the spread of the virus.
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