Record the first death of corona virus in Kuwait

The State of Kuwait announced today, that it recorded the first death from the Coronavirus, and 62 new cases during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recorded cases to 479.

The Kuwaiti News Agency quoted the official spokesman for the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health that the death was due to a resident of Indian nationality, aged 46, who had contracted the virus and was receiving treatment in intensive care for several days.

He pointed out that the number of cases of contact with the 62 new cases was 37.

The Kuwaiti Minister of Health Sheikh Dr Basil Al-Sabah announced earlier today that he had recovered 11 cases of infected cases, bringing the total cases of recovery to date to 93 cases.