Kuwait reports 25 new virus cases

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health today announced that 25 people were infected by the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, in the last 24 hours.

This brings the country's tally of confirmed virus cases up to 342, the ministry's spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad said in the daily briefing, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) announced.

Earlier in the day, Kuwaiti Minister of Health Sheikh Dr. Basel Al-Sabah announced the recovery of one person from the novel coronavirus, raising the country's total recoveries to 81.

In addition, 261 virus patients are still receiving necessary treatment, while 15 others are in intensive care units; including five in a critical condition.