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Saudi Arabia reports 15 new corona cases, total now 133

March 17, 2020



Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH —
Fifteen new cases of coronavirus have been detected in the Kingdom bringing the total number of infections in the country to 133, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoted the Ministry of Health as saying late Monday.

In the first case a female citizen is involved and she is now isolated at a health facility in Dhahran. The second case is confirmed for a female citizen who was in contract with a previous case. She is isolated at a health facility in Qatif.

The ministry added that the third and fourth cases are for two male citizens coming from Morocco. They are isolated now at a health facility in Riyadh.

The infections also involve four individual cases of citizens coming from Britain, France, Switzerland and Jordan. They are isolated now at a health facility in Jeddah.

One of the cases is detected for an Afghan resident coming from Afghanistan. He is isolated now at a health facility in Jeddah.

The ministry said two cases involve a citizen coming from Turkey and Egyptian resident in Makkah. The two cases are isolated at a health facility in Makkah.

The ministry stated that the total number of registered cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Kingdom is 133 with the recovery of six cases while the rest of cases are currently isolated in health facilities.


March 17, 2020
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