Coronavirus: Kuwait announces 582 new cases

Kuwait has reported 582 new coronavirus cases, of which 319 are citizens, taking the total confirmed cases in the country to 45,524, according to the Ministry of Health.

2 patients died of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 350.

819 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 36,313.

Kuwait has done 3,504 NP swab tests in the past 24 hours, as the country ramps up its efforts to test more people and detect cases early, according to the health ministry.

So far, the country has conducted a total of 382,842 coronavirus tests.