355,706 patients recover from COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Health Ministry on Monday reported 158 more recoveries from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The total number of people recovered from the disease has risen to 355,706 in the Kingdom.
The number of active cases in Saudi Arabia has also dropped below 2,000 for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic. Currently the number of active cases is 1,948 of which 312 are critical.

The Health Ministry on Monday reported 140 new confirmed cases, meaning 363,949 people have now contracted the disease. According to the ministry, the highest number of cases were recorded in the capital Riyadh with 43, followed by the Eastern Province with 30, Makkah with 28, Qassim recorded 13 and Madinah confirmed six cases.

Saudi Arabia recorded four new virus-related deaths, raising the total number of fatalities to 6,295.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Interior said citizens and residents committed 18,746 violations against anti-virus measures from Jan. 3 to 9, with the highest in Riyadh which recorded almost 6,000, followed by Makkah, Qassim, Madinah and the Eastern Province.
The ministry renewed its call on the public to adhere to the measures and abide by instructions.
Saudi health clinics set up by the ministry as testing hubs or treatment centers had dealt with hundreds of thousands of people throughout the country since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Among the testing hubs, Taakad (make sure) centers provide COVID-19 tests for those who show no or only mild symptoms or believe they have come into contact with an infected individual.