Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia reports under 200 new COVID-19 cases

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday reported 193 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 359,115, according to the Ministry of Health.

The number of recoveries in the Kingdom rose by 246 to 349,414. The death toll also rose by 12 to 5,989.

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The capital, Riyadh, recorded 53 new COVID-19 cases, while Mecca had 36, and Medina had 28 new coronavirus cases.

The number of active coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia was 3,712 on Tuesday, 573 of which were active cases, health ministry data showed.

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