Saudi Arabia has reported 14 coronavirus-related deaths and 997 new cases in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health.
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The latest figures bring the Kingdom’s total death toll to 7,059, and total number of cases to 425,442.
Out of the new cases, 1,319 were classified as critical while the remaining COVID-19 patients were in a stable condition.
There were 1,026 recoveries in the meantime, bringing the country’s total number of recoveries to 408,676.
All workers in the public and private sectors must be vaccinated if they wish to return to work, the Kingdom’s human resources department announced Friday.
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