Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — Single-day coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia again fell below 400-mark with 394 new infections reported on Wednesday, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health.

The number of deaths from the complications caused by the virus in the Kingdom also dropped sharply to 14.

This brings the total number of confirmed infections in the Kingdom to 351,849 and virus-related fatalities to 5,590.

The ministry also reported 421 new recoveries over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of people free from the deadly virus to 338,702 with the recovery rate rising to 96.26 percent.

Riyadh recorded the highest number of daily infections with 58 cases followed by Madinah with 44 and Makkah with 29.

The remaining cases were detected in different cities and governorates across the Kingdom.

According to the ministry, there were 7,557 active cases in the Kingdom, 786 of which were critical cases. — SG