Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health recorded on Tuesday 252 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, marking a steady drop in new infections in the Kingdom.

For the fifth consecutive day, Saudi Arabia has reported less than 300 cases pointing to the fact that coronavirus is in retreat in the Kingdom.

According to the ministry’s statement, 15 more patients died due to complications caused by the virus bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the Kingdom to 355,741 and virus-related fatalities to 5,811.

The ministry also reported 495 new recoveries over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of people free from the deadly virus to 344,311 with the recovery rate climbing to 97 percent.

All the cities in the Kingdom once again recorded less than 50 new cases with Riyadh registering 33, Madinah 19 and Makkah 18.

The remaining cases were detected in different cities and governorates across the Kingdom.

According to the ministry, there were 5,619 actives cases, of which 743 were critical.