Saudi Arabia records 37 new COVID-19 deaths

A general view shows an empty street after a curfew was imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 23, 2020. (Reuters)

• The country’s total number of infections now stands at 253,349

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia recorded 2,429 new COVID-19 cases and 37 new deaths on Monday, the health ministry said. 

The country’s total number of infections now stands at 253,349, it added.

The new deaths from COVID-19 take the country’s toll to 2,523, health officials said.

The number of recoveries has risen to 203,259 after 5,542 patients were declared free of the virus.