Saudi health ministry records 162 new coronavirus cases

The first Saudi citizen to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine prepares for the shot in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP)
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RIYADH: The Saudi Ministry of Health reported 162 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday as the daily number of COVID 19 cases in the kingdom continues to drop. 
The new confirmed cases bring the total number of virus cases in Saudi Arabia to 361, 010.
The ministry also reported 10 new deaths, putting the total number of fatalities in the kingdom at 6,122. 
It also said 156 have recovered from the virus, raising the total number of recoveries in the kingdom to 351,878.