Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health recorded on Saturday 349 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, registering a decrease of 92 infections as compared to Friday’s figure of 441.

The ministry also announced 16 more deaths from the complications caused by the virus over the past 24 hours.

This brings the total number of confirmed infections in the Kingdom to 352,950 and virus-related fatalities to 5,641.

The ministry also reported 379 new recoveries over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of people free from the deadly virus to 339,947.

Riyadh recorded the highest number of daily infections with 62 cases followed by Makkah with 29, Jeddah with 28, Madinah with 27 and Yanbu with 23 infections.

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

According to the ministry, there were 7,362 active cases in the Kingdom, 807 of which were critical cases. — SG