Eight new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were discovered in Kuwait, bringing the total of infections to 112, said the Health Ministry Sunday.
In a press conference, Health Ministry spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad revealed that six of the newly announced cases were of Kuwaiti citizens returning from the UK and individuals who came in contact with those infected.
One case was of a Kuwaiti recently returning from France via the UAE and the other was of a fellow citizen returning from Iran, he said, adding that the latter's case was among those quarantined in Khairan resort.
Two coronavirus (COVID-19) patients recovered from the global-spreading infection, bringing the total of those overcoming the disease to nine in Kuwait.
The Health Minister revealed that four of eight cases in the coronavirus ICU were released and moved to other wards and bringing the total in ICU to only 4.