Saudi Arabia records 2,504 new coronavirus cases, 39 deaths
The combined tally of patients who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Saudi Arabia has jumped to 250,920 after 2,504 more infections were reported over the last 24-hour period ending on Sunday.
COVID-19 recoveries have jumped by 3,057 to 197,735, whereas in the meantime, a number of 39 more patients succumbed to the disease, lifting the national death toll to 2,486, health ministry spokesman Dr. Muhammad Al-Abdel Ali was quoted by Saudi Press Agency (SPA) as saying.
Of the new cases, 178 were confirmed in Riyadh, 177 in Jeddah, 163 in Hafof, 144 in Makkah, 125 in Mobarraz, 118 in Taif, 102 in Hafr Al-Batin, 101 in Dammam, 92 in Khamis Mushayt and 57 in Madinah.
The rest of the cases were detected in different cities and governorates across the Kingdom, the spokesman said.
