Saudi Arabia reports 93 new Covid-19 cases

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia confirmed one new COVID-19-related death on Sunday, raising the total number of fatalities to 9,069.

Saudi health authorities confirmed 93 new cases in the Kingdom in the previous 24 hours, meaning 752,572 people have now contracted the disease.

Of the new infections, 23 were recorded in Jeddah, 16 in Riyadh, 13 in Makkah and 11 in Taif. Several other cities recorded fewer than 10 new cases each.

The Ministry of Health said that of the current cases, 57 people were in critical



condition.

The ministry also announced that 257 patients had recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 739,037.

The ministry said that 4,466 COVID-19 cases were still active, adding that 10,176 PCR tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of tests to 41,747,395.

The ministry, which has 587 vaccine centers across the country, urged people who have not yet received their jabs to register for them through its Sehhaty app.