Saudi Arabia logs 1,017 new COVID-19 cases, 19 deaths in 24 hours
Saudi Arabia recorded 1,017 new coronavirus infections, 1,133 recoveries and 19 deaths over 24 hours, the Kingdom’s health ministry reported on Sunday.
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Most of Sunday’s recorded cases came from Mecca and Riyadh, accounting for 344 and 198 infections respectively.
#الصحة تعلن عن تسجيل (1017) حالة إصابة جديدة بفيروس كورونا (كوفيد-19)، وتسجيل (19) حالات وفيات رحمهم الله، وتسجيل (1133) حالة تعافي ليصبح إجمالي عدد الحالات المتعافية (448,093) حالة ولله الحمد. pic.twitter.com/fDwcoUZ3j0
— و ز ا ر ة ا لـ صـ حـ ة السعودية (@SaudiMOH) June 13, 2021
There are currently 10,132 active cases within the Kingdom, 1,575 of which are critical.
The country’s total diagnosed COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic rose to 465,797 while total recoveries increased to 448,093. The death toll now sits at 7,572.
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