Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — New COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia continued to stay below the 30-mark on Friday, with 24 new infections recorded over the past 24 hours.

New COVID cases in the Kingdom have been fluctuating around the 50-mark, with infections dipping below the mark for four weeks.

According to a statement from the Ministry of Health, one person died due to complications caused by the virus over the past 24 hours.

This brings the total number of confirmed infections in the Kingdom to 549,642 and the virus-related fatalities to 8,830.

According to the ministry, a total of 44 people recovered over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of people free from the deadly virus to 538,784.

According to the ministry, among the active cases 48 of them were in critical condition.