1 New Coronavirus case was discovered in the past 24 hours; Total Reaches 189

KUNA

Monday, March 23, 2020

Kuwait on Monday confirmed one new coronavirus case during the past 24 hours, said the Health Ministry.

During a press conference, the ministry's spokesperson Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad said that the one case is for a Kuwaiti woman who recently returned from the UAE, bringing the number of infections in the country to 189 cases.

The Spokesman revealed that out of the 189 in total, 30 cases recovered and 159 are still receiving treatment.

He indicated that there are five cases still in the ICU. Some 702 individuals had finished the quarantine period, he affirmed.

The Ministry of Health urged the citizens and residents to abide by all the decisions and recommendations issued by the official authorities.

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