Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia saw drop in new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, with 29 new infections recorded over the past 24 hours.

New COVID cases in the Kingdom have been fluctuating around the 30-mark, with infections dipping below the mark over the past week.

According to a statement from the Ministry of Health, 2 person has 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 549,877 and the virus-related fatalities to 8,842.

According to the ministry, a total of 21 people recovered over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of people free from the deadly virus to 539,011.

According to the ministry, among the active cases 39 of them were in critical condition.