KUWAIT CITY -- The recovery rate from coronavirus infections in Kuwait stands at 53.6 percent, a health ministry spokesman said here on Wednesday. The ministry has so far recorded 15,750 total recoveries.

An additional 710 new infection cases were confirmed over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of cases to 29,359, the spokesman said.

Of the new cases, majority are Kuwaiti nationals, while the rest are Indians, Bangladeshis, Egyptians and other foreigners.

As the country’s cases near 30,000, the spokesman confirmed that this marks the second consecutive day when more recoveries than active cases were recorded.

Meanwhile, four people who had previously tested positive for the virus died due to complications, raising the death toll to 230.

As of June 3, Kuwait has 13,379 active cases and 191 individuals in the intensive care unit, according to the spokesman. -- Agencies