49 people tested positive for COVID-19 today (24th May) increasing the total number of infections to 1,138.

Out of the 49 patients discovered today, 47 of them were undergoing quarantine after returning from Kuwait, the Government Information Center said.

One patient is reported to be a Navy Sailor while another is reported to have arrived in the country from Indonesia.

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