Kuwait confirmed 80 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours bringing the total to 1,234 on Sunday, according to the health ministry.
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The country currently has 1,091 active cases receiving medical care with 29 in the intensive care unit. A total of 142 people have recovered so far.
On Friday, Kuwait’s health minister Dr. Basel al-Sabah asked those who have recovered from the virus to donate blood so doctors could use the plasma to treat currently infected patients.
Read more: Kuwait health minister asks coronavirus survivors to donate blood for active cases
Kuwait has only recorded one coronavirus death so far.
Al Arabiya English's Ismaeel Naar contributed to this report.
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