Kuwait recorded on Thursday 718 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 135,650, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health carried by state news agency KUNA. The ministry also announced three more deaths due to complications caused by the deadly virus, taking the total number of fatalities to 833. According to the ministry's spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad, there are currently 8,473 active cases in the country out of which 110 are receiving treatment in intensive care units. A total of 7,837 tests were conducted over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of COVID-19 examinations in the country so far to 1001,250, Dr. Al-Sanad said. Earlier in the day, the ministry announced that a total of 751 more patients have recovered from COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, pushing the total number of recoveries in the country to 126,344. — SG