Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health recorded on Sunday 305 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, registering a decrease of 44 infections as compared to Saturday’s figure of 349.

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 353,255 and virus-related fatalities to 5,657.

The ministry also reported 357 new recoveries over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of people free from the deadly virus to 340,304.

Riyadh recorded the highest number of daily infections with 57 cases followed by Yanbu with 47, Madinah with 23 and Jeddah and Makkah with 12 each infection cases.

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

According to the ministry, there were 7,294 active cases in the Kingdom, 810 of which were critical cases. — SG