Kuwait suffers 6 COVID-19 deaths, 987 new infections Saturday

July 24, 2021 / 11:47 PM

Sharjah 24 - KUNA: Kuwait Ministry of Health on Saturday registered six coronavirus-related deaths; four not vaccinated, while recording 987 infections in the past 24 hours.

Ministry spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad, in a statement to KUNA, said total deaths reached 2,279 and registered infections topped 391,781.

He added that 1,479 people recovered in the past 24 hours to reach a total of 374,986, adding that percentage of recoveries to infections was 95.71.

Al-Sanad said there were 318 COVID-19 patients in intensive care units, while 14,516 people were receiving medical care. He added there were 1,113 patients in hospitals.