August sees lowest number of COVID-19 cases this year. In terms of COVID-19 related deaths, in August fatalities decreased by 72 per cent compared to July.
Event Location
Kuwait, Kuwait
Start Time
04 September 2021, 12:00 AM
End Time
30 September 2021, 12:00 AM
August recorded the lowest number of COVID-19 cases in the past eight months and the health situation seems to be stabilising in Kuwait.
During the past 31 days, the Ministry of Health reported a total of 11,322 cases and 91 deaths. In comparison, July was one of the worst months, with the Ministry of Health recording 38,587 cases.
The number of COVID-19 patients undergoing treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is the lowest recorded since January.
Last week, Dr. Abdullah Al Mutairi, a consultant at the ICU at the Jaber Al Ahmad hospital, said three COVID-19 ICU wards have closed as patient occupancy decreases.
Health officials have said the drop in cases, deaths and hospitalisations is a result of the increase in the number of vaccinated individuals.
Kuwait’s Minister of Health, Dr. Basel Al Sabah, said in a tweet last week they have achieved 70 per cent vaccination. It is unclear whether it means that 70 per cent of the total population is vaccinated or those eligible for the vaccine, meaning anybody above the age of 12.
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