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

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.

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