The Ministry of Health of Kuwait announced Tuesday that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has claimed the lives of three people in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll up to 121.
In his daily coronavirus update, the Health Ministry Spokesperson Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad stated that 1,073 people have tested positive for the highly contagious virus today, increasing the overall number of infections in the country to 16,764.
He estimated the overall number of active cases at 11,962, including 179 patients who are receiving care in the intensive care units.
Earlier, Health Minister Sheikh Dr. Basel Al-Sabah announced the recovery of 342 COVID-19 patients, bringing the total to 4,681 recoveries.
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