Saudi Arabia confirmed 908 new coronavirus infections, 1,020 recoveries and 13 deaths in 24 hours, the Kingdom’s health ministry reported on Wednesday.
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The majority of Wednesday’s new cases were recorded in Riyadh and Mecca, accounting for 342 and 276 cases respectively.
#الصحة تعلن عن تسجيل (1020) حالة إصابة جديدة بفيروس كورونا (كوفيد-19)، وتسجيل (13) حالات وفيات رحمهم الله، وتسجيل (908) حالة تعافي ليصبح إجمالي عدد الحالات المتعافية (413,010) حالة ولله الحمد. pic.twitter.com/xStSNHWfI9
— و ز ا ر ة ا لـ صـ حـ ة السعودية (@SaudiMOH) May 12, 2021
The figures brought the country’s death toll to 7,111 and total recoveries to 413,010.
The Kingdom’s total recorded COVID-19 cases increased to 429,389 and the number of active cases rose to 9,268 of which 1,352 were of critical condition.
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