Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health recorded on Monday 181 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the Kingdom to 361,359.

The health ministry also reported 8 more virus-related deaths over the past 24 hours, marking the lowest single-day fatalities in many months following the outbreak of the pandemic in the Kingdom. This brings the total number of deaths from complications caused by COVID-19 to 6,139.

The ministry also reported 160 new recoveries over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of people free from the deadly virus to 352,249, with the recovery rate rising to 97.47 percent.

The Riyadh region reported the highest number of infections with 64 cases, followed by the Makkah region with 36 and the Eastern region with 31.

The Jazan and Al-Baha regions registered 2 cases each. The remaining cases were detected in different other regions of the Kingdom.

With the significant fall in new infections, the active cases in the Kingdom also dropped to 2,971 out of which 404 were critical cases.