Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — New COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia went above the 300-mark for the second straight day on Saturday with 325 new infections recorded over the past 24 hours.

New COVID cases in the Kingdom have been fluctuating around the 50-mark, with infections dipping below or rising slightly over the mark during the past weeks, before rising above the 200 mark recently.

According to a statement from the Ministry of Health, 1 person has 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 552,406 and the virus-related fatalities to 8,870.

According to the ministry, a total of 117 people recovered over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of people free from the deadly virus to 540,744.

According to the ministry, among the active cases 32 of them were in critical condition.