JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia confirmed two new COVID-19-related deaths on Wednesday, raising the total number of fatalities to 9,074.
Saudi health authorities confirmed 146 new cases in the Kingdom in the previous 24 hours, meaning 752,994 people have now contracted the disease. Of the new infections, 37 were recorded in Jeddah, 27 in Riyadh, 18 in Madinah, 18 in Makkah and 14 in Taif. Several other cities recorded fewer than 10 new cases each.
The Ministry of Health said that of the current cases, 59 people were in critical condition.
The ministry also announced that 231 patients had recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 739,767.
The ministry said that 4,153 COVID-19 cases were still active.
