JEDDAH — Kuwait reported 119 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of infections to 1,524 in the country, while deaths still stand at three, Kuwait’s Ministry of Health said in a statement on Thursday carried by state news agency KUNA. As part of daily briefing with regard to coronavirus developments in the country, Health Ministry spokesperson Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad said that as many as 32 patients are in intensive care, 16 of them are in critical condition. Meanwhile, 1,296 patients are currently receiving treatment in hospitals while 75 individuals have completed quarantine in the last 24 hours, the spokes added. Earlier Thursday, Health Minister Dr. Basel Al-Sabah announced the recovery of 19 patients, bringing the total number of recoveries to 225 so far. Al-Sabah said that the treated individuals have tested negative and they will be moved to a rehabilitation ward for two days before being discharged from hospital. In an unrelated development, representative of the UN Secretary-General and resident coordinator in Kuwait Dr. Tarek Al-Sheikh refuted reports that the Kuwaiti government has asked the UN to step in and help deport violators of the residency law to their respective countries, according to a KUNA report on Wednesday. He expressed full confidence in the government of Kuwait in strengthening the country"s new vision for humanitarian action and rule of law. Dr. Al-Sheikh made the remarks in a press release on Wednesday following a visit by Chief of Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Iman Ereiqat and Head of Office of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Samer Haddadin to one of 12 temporary dwelling sites of illegal residents in Kuwait. He applauded the relentless efforts made by the Kuwaiti government to naturalize the illegal residents in accordance with the rules and standards of the Ministry of Interior with a view to alleviating their suffering from the malpractices of "human traffickers."