RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has recorded an increase in COVID-19 cases with 642 new infections reported on Wednesday, the highest daily tally since Feb. 28 this year.
The latest increase brought the total number of confirmed cases to 757,191 over the course of the pandemic, the Ministry of Health said.
The authorities also confirmed four new COVID-19-related deaths, raising the total number of fatalities to 9,108.
Of the new infections, 189 were recorded in Jeddah, 127 in Riyadh, 72 in Makkah, 56 in Madinah, 31 in Dammam and 23 in Taif. Several other cities recorded fewer than 20 new cases each.
The ministry said that of the current cases, 60 were in critical condition.
The ministry also announced that 145 patients had recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom over the course of the pandemic to 742,927.
