Kuwait records 28,649 COVID-19 cases, 226 deaths

Source: Xinhua| 2020-06-02 19:46:14|Editor: huaxia

KUWAIT CITY, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait on Tuesday reported 887 new cases of COVID-19 and six more deaths, raising the tally of infections to 28,649 and the death toll to 226, the health ministry said in a statement.

Currently, 14,142 patients are receiving treatment, including 187 in ICU, according to the statement.

The ministry also announced the recovery of 1,382 more patients, raising the total recoveries in the country to 14,281.

On May 31, Kuwait ended the total curfew and imposed a three-week partial curfew for a gradual return to normal life in the country.

Kuwait and China have been supporting each other and cooperating closely in combating the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kuwait donated medical supplies worth 3 million U.S. dollars to China at the early stage of the COVID-19 outbreak.

On April 27, a team of Chinese medical experts visited Kuwait to assist the Arab country's anti-coronavirus fight. Enditem

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