Saudi Arabia
Saudi announces 1,048 new Covid-19 cases, 11 deaths
Saudi Arabia announced 1,048 new Covid-19 infections and 11 deaths on Saturday. No information was provided on the ages of those who died or if they suffered any pre-existing conditions.
Of the new cases, 379 were recorded in Riyadh, 277 in Makkah, 141 in the the Eastern Province, 46 in Asir, 41 in Madinah, 35 in Jazan, 33 in Tabuk, 21 in Hail, 15 in Najran, 14 in the Northern Borders and eight in Al-Jouf.
The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom increased to 401,544 after 964 more patients recovered from the virus.
A total of 6,968 people have succumbed to the virus in the Kingdom so far.