KUWAIT: The health ministry yesterday reported 1,935 new COVID-19 cases - its highest daily count - and seven related deaths in the past 24 hours. Ministry spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said total cases reached 340,967 and the death toll 1,877.

He announced 1,408 recoveries in the same period, taking total recoveries to 321,293, noting the proportion of recoveries to total cases stands at 94.23 percent. The number of patients receiving treatment in intensive care units reached 227 out of 17,797 cases undergoing treatment. Dr Sanad said 13,536 PCR swab tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, taking total tests to 2,851,002, with the infection-to-test ratio at 14.30 percent. - KUNA