Saudi Arabia COVID-19 daily cases drop below 400 for first time in six months

Saudi Arabia's health ministry has reported 511 recoveries. (File/AFP)

People in KSA have been committed to following the guidelines and instructions to confront the epidemic. (AN file photo)

• Downward trend continues as Kingdom continues to contain the virus
• The country also confirmed 25 deaths in the 24 hour period

JEDDAH: The Saudi Ministry of Health announced on Sunday that the number of critical COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia has fallen by 7.6 percent.
There are 955 cases in critical condition in the Kingdom, with 10,027 active cases receiving medical care. On Sunday, there were 390 new confirmed cases, bringing total confirmed cases over the course of the pandemic to 336,387 in the Kingdom.

#الصحة⁩ تعلن عن تسجيل (390) حالة إصابة جديدة بفيروس ⁧#كورونا⁩ الجديد (كوفيد19)، وتسجيل (25) حالات وفيات رحمهم الله، وتسجيل (511) حالة تعافي ليصبح إجمالي عدد الحالات المتعافية (321,485) حالة ولله الحمد. pic.twitter.com/Vo1aGZ0YzF

— و ز ا ر ة ا لـ صـ حـ ة السعودية (@SaudiMOH) October 4, 2020

A further 511 patients recovered from the disease, bringing total recoveries to 321,485. The death toll reached 4,875 with 25 new deaths on Sunday.
As Makkah’s Grand Mosque opened its doors to Umrah pilgrims, Saudi Ministry of Health spokesman Dr. Mohammed Al-Abd Al-Aly advised pilgrims to take seasonal illness vaccines, especially for flu.

FASTFACTS

336,387 Total cases

321,485 Recoveries

4,875 Deaths

Flu vaccinations are offered in the Kingdom’s health centers, and are safe for everyone except for people with egg allergies and babies under six months.
Al-Aly also urged pilgrims to avoid sharing personal belongings with others and to commit to precautionary measures.
At Sunday’s press conference, he said the average COVID-19 recovery period is 13 days, three of which are free from symptoms. This is why a two week period is necessary to complete a full recovery, he added.
He said that people who have recovered from COVID-19 must still follow preventive measures because they can still suffer from complications and transmit the virus. Al-Aly also addressed concerns over a number of cases resulting from Saudi National Day celebrations. “Thankfully there weren’t many cases and they had no effect on the curve,” he said.
The Health Ministry has conducted 6,678,019 polymerase chain reaction tests since the pandemic began, with 39,340 completed in the last 24 hours.