KUWAIT CITY, Aug 22: The Kuwait Ministry of Health announced that 688 new infections of Coronavirus (Covid-19) were recorded during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases registered in the country to 79,957. Two deaths were also recorded bringing the total number of deaths registered to date to 513.

Infection as per health districts, 194 cases in the Ahmadi Health District, 139 cases in the Hawalli Health District, 129 cases in the Al-Jahra Health District, 119 cases in the Capital Health District, and 107 cases in the Farwaniya Health District.

The number of people receiving medical care in the intensive care departments reached 97 cases, bringing the total number of all cases that were confirmed to have (Covid-19) and are still receiving the necessary medical care, 7674 cases.

The number of swabs that were performed during the past 24 hours reached 4006, bringing the total of the tests to 585124.

And the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced earlier today that 506 infecteds had recovered during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries from (Covid-19) to 71,770 cases.