Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia recorded 65 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, a slight jump in new infections recorded over the past 24 hours.

New COVID case in the Kingdom has been fluctuating around the 50-mark, with infections dipping below the mark for three weeks after seeing new cases recording over the 50-mark four straight days and one day in between the slides.

According to a statement from the Ministry of Health, 2 people died due to complications caused by the virus over the past 24 hours.

This brings the total number of confirmed infections in the Kingdom to 548,368 and the virus-related fatalities to 8,782.

According to the ministry, a total of 38 people recovered over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of people free from the deadly virus to 537,376.

According to the ministry, among the active cases 70 of them were in critical condition.