Saudi Arabia announces nine more COVID-19 deaths

Saudi Arabia announced nine deaths from COVID-19 and 904 new infections on Friday. (File/SPA)
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Updated 09 April 2021
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Saudi Arabia announces nine more COVID-19 deaths

  • The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom has increased to 382,198
  • A total of 6,737 people have succumbed to the virus in the Kingdom so far

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced nine deaths from COVID-19 and 904 new infections on Friday.
Of the new cases, 401 were recorded in Riyadh, 169 in Makkah, 143 in the the Eastern Province, 39 in Asir, 25 in Madinah, 25 in Hail, 22 in Jazan, 19 in Tabuk, 12 in Najran, 10 in the Northern Borders region and nine in Al-Jouf.
The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom increased to 382,198 after 540 more patients recovered from the virus.
A total of 6,737 people have succumbed to the virus in the Kingdom so far.
Over 5.9 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Saudi Arabia to date.


Saudi foreign minister arrives in Poland on official visit

Updated 26 January 2026
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Saudi foreign minister arrives in Poland on official visit

  • Prince Faisal bin Farhan will meet Polish counterpart on Monday

LONDON: Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, arrived in the Polish capital, Warsaw, on an official visit on Sunday.

He is scheduled to meet on Monday with Radoslaw Sikorski, the Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

They will discuss relations between the two countries and ways to strengthen them across various fields, SPA added.