Saudi Arabia announces lowest number of COVID-19 deaths since March

People register before receiving a dose of vaccine against COVID-19 at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on January 21, 2021. (AFP)
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Updated 24 January 2021
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Saudi Arabia announces lowest number of COVID-19 deaths since March

  • The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom has increased to 357,939
  • A total of 6,352 people have succumbed to the virus in the Kingdom so far

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced the lowest number of COVID-19 deaths since March with two fatalities from the disease.
The health ministry also recorded 186 new cases of the disease with 82 recorded in Riyadh, 34 in Makkah, 29 in the Eastern Province, 11 in the Northern Borders Region, six in Asir, five in Najran, three in Madinah and one in Jazan.

The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom increased to 357,939 after 211 more patients recovered from the virus.
A total of 6,352 people have succumbed to the virus in the Kingdom so far and the total number of cases has reached 366,371, of which 2,080 remain active and 331 in critical condition.

 


Saudi Crown Prince receives letter from Bahraini king about bilateral relations

Updated 23 January 2026
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Saudi Crown Prince receives letter from Bahraini king about bilateral relations

  • It is delivered by Bahrain’s ambassador to the Kingdom, Sheikh Ali Al-Khalifa, during a meeting in Riyadh with the deputy foreign minister, Waleed Al-Khuraiji

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a letter from King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa of Bahrain on Thursday about relations between their countries.

It was delivered by Bahrain’s ambassador to the Kingdom, Sheikh Ali Al-Khalifa, during a meeting with the deputy foreign minister, Waleed Al-Khuraiji, in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The minister and the ambassador reviewed Saudi-Bahraini relations and ways in which they might be strengthened and developed in all fields.