Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia saw a slight rise in new COVID-19 cases on Monday, with 42 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 or rising slightly over the mark during the past week.

According to a statement from the Ministry of Health, 2 persons 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 549,997 and the virus-related fatalities to 8,847.

According to the ministry, a total of 59 people recovered over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of people free from the deadly virus to 539,141.

According to the ministry, among the active cases 33 of them were in critical condition.