Saudi Arabia’s daily virus case count dropping

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s confirmed daily COVID-19 cases are below 1,000 for the third day in a row, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of Health.

There were 850 new cases recorded on Saturday, increasing the total to 532,785. The last time the country recorded similar numbers was on May 15, when there were 825 new cases.
It has seen a steady incline of numbers since then, with health officials urging people to follow precautionary measures and register for the vaccine in order to curb the spread of coronavirus, stabilize the numbers, and force the curve down.
Of Saturday’s cases, Makkah had the highest number with 166, Riyadh had 143, and the Eastern Province had 128 cases. Jouf recorded 10 new cases.
There were a further 975 recoveries recorded, raising the total to 514,362.
There are 10,103 active cases, 1,404 of which are in critical care. There have been no patients admitted to intensive care units in the past 24 hours, according to the ministry’s COVID-19 dashboard.

There were nine further deaths related to complications from COVID-19, raising the overall toll to 8,320. Saudi Arabia has carried out  87,656 PCR tests in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of tests to more than 25.7 million so far.
More than 29.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far, at a rate of 366,572 per day. So far, more than 9.7 million people have completed their inoculation program and more than 19.8 million people have had one dose.
Authorities remain vigilant, warning people that penalties will be issued if coronavirus offenses occur.
Police in the Northern Borders region caught 11 quarantine violators in the past 24 hours. Media spokesman Col. Mutaib Al-Khamis said that, in coordination with authorities, the 11 people arrested had broken the law in addition to violating quarantine instructions for those arriving from abroad. In the Jazan region 36 quarantine violators were apprehended.