A Saudi cinema viewer has his temperature taken as he wears a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, at VOX Cinema hall in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, June 26, 2020. (AP)
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia reports 226 COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday reported 226 new coronavirus cases and six deaths, bringing the total number of cases to 365,325, according to the Ministry of Health.
The death toll rose to 6,335.
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The number of recoveries in the Kingdom rose by 156 to 357,004.
#الصحة تعلن عن تسجيل (226) حالة إصابة جديدة بفيروس كورونا (كوفيد-19)، وتسجيل (6) حالات وفيات رحمهم الله، وتسجيل (156) حالة تعافي ليصبح إجمالي عدد الحالات المتعافية (357,004) حالة ولله الحمد. pic.twitter.com/R9TWvN79oE
— و ز ا ر ة ا لـ صـ حـ ة السعودية (@SaudiMOH) January 19, 2021
Asir recorded 59 COVID-19 cases, Riyadh, the capital, had 53 new cases, while Mecca had 46.
There are 1,986 active coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia, 327 of which are critical cases, the health ministry said.
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health has approved the use of two more COVID-19 vaccines made by pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and Moderna, Al Arabiya reported on Monday.
Read more: Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia approves AstraZeneca, Moderna vaccines after Pfizer success
