JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia reported 955 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, according to the Ministry of Health. As a result, the total number of cases in the Kingdom over the course of the pandemic grew to 775,205.
The authorities also confirmed two new COVID-19-related deaths, raising the total number of fatalities to 9,165.
Of the new infections, 349 were recorded in Riyadh, 151 in Jeddah, 96 in Dammam, 43 in Makkah, 37 in Madinah, 34 in Hofuf and 22 in Taif. Several other cities recorded fewer than 20 new cases each.
The ministry said that of the current cases, 90 were in critical condition.
The ministry also announced that 658 patients had recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom over the course of the pandemic to 757,529. It said that 8,511 COVID-19 cases were still active, adding that 32,887 PCR tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to nearly 43 million.
More than 66 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered since the Kingdom’s immunization campaign began. The ministry urged people who had not yet received a jab to register for a series of injections through the Sehhaty app.
