JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia confirmed one new COVID-19-related death on Sunday, raising the total number of fatalities to 9,089.
Saudi health authorities confirmed 99 new cases in the Kingdom in the previous 24 hours, meaning 754,110 people have now contracted the disease.
Of the new infections, 31 were recorded in Jeddah, 17 in Riyadh, 16 in Madinah and 16 in Makkah. Several other cities recorded fewer than 10 new cases each.
The Ministry of Health said that of the current cases, 47 people were in critical condition.
The ministry also announced that 113 patients had recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 741,786.
The ministry said that 3,235 COVID-19 cases were still active, adding that 9,690 PCR tests were conducted in the past 24 hours.
More than 64 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered since the Kingdom’s immunization campaign began, with almost 25 million people fully vaccinated.
The ministry, which has 587 vaccine centers across the country, urged people who have not yet received their jabs to register for them through its Sehhaty app.
Testing hubs and treatment centers set up throughout the country have helped millions of people since the outbreak of the pandemic.
