Kuwait records 29,921 COVID-19 cases, 236 deaths

Source: Xinhua| 2020-06-04 19:55:44|Editor: huaxia

KUWAIT CITY, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait on Thursday reported 562 new cases of COVID-19 and six more deaths, raising the tally of infections to 29,921 and the death toll to 236, the health ministry said in a statement.

Currently, 12,462 patients are receiving treatment, including 184 in ICU, according to the statement.

The ministry also announced the recovery of 1,473 more patients, raising the total recoveries in the country to 17,223.

On May 31, Kuwait ended the full 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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