A handout picture provided by the Saudi Ministry of Media on July 25, 2020, shows members of the medical team from Saudi Health ministry at the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport. (AFP)

Members from Health ministry at Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport. (File photo: AFP)

Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia reports 101 COVID-19 cases as death rate drops

Saudi Arabia

Tamara Abueish, Al Arabiya English

Published: 02 January ,2021: 05:55 PM GST Updated: 02 January ,2021: 06:08 PM GST

Saudi Arabia reported 101 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the Kingdom to 362,979, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday.

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The COVID-19 death rate in the country continued to drop significantly. The ministry recorded only nine coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, which brings the death toll to 6,239.

Meanwhile, the total number of recoveries in Saudi Arabia rose to 354,263 after 182 people recovered from the virus.

#الصحة⁩ تعلن عن تسجيل (101) حالة إصابة جديدة بفيروس ⁧#كورونا⁩ الجديد (كوفيد19)، وتسجيل (9) حالات وفيات رحمهم الله، وتسجيل (182) حالة تعافي ليصبح إجمالي عدد الحالات المتعافية (354,263) حالة ولله الحمد. pic.twitter.com/wJFqcBWz1F
— و ز ا ر ة ا لـ صـ حـ ة السعودية (@SaudiMOH) January 2, 2021