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Saudi Arabia reports 36 new corona cases, bringing total to 274

March 19, 2020

Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia reported on Thursday 36 new cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the Kingdom to 274, the Saudi Press Agency reported quoting the Ministry of Health as saying in a statement.

The ministry said the new cases include 17 infected people who came from Morocco, Britain, Spain, Iran, Pakistan, Kuwait, Iraq, India, the United States of America and Egypt.

The other 19 people contracted the disease through their contacts with previous cases. The ministry said that there are 21 cases in Riyadh, four in Qatif, three cases each in Makkah and Dammam, two in Hofuf, and one case each in Jeddah, Dhahran, and Mahayil Asir.


March 19, 2020
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