Forty-four swine flu cases have been discovered in Kuwait yesterday and today, bringing total of the registered patients to 172, the Health Ministry said. Ministry spokesman Dr. Yusuf Al-Nisf told 'KUNA' that the laboratory tests carried on samples of people yesterday and today showed that 44 of them were infected with the A(H1N1) virus. He said this raised the number of swine flu cases registered in Kuwait to 172. Kuwait, said Al-Nisf, has been following the situation of the swine flu since its outbreak and was dealing with it in line with recommendations of the World Health organization (WHO).