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New COVID-19 infections in Saudi Arabia hover around 5,000 mark

January 17, 2022

Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — New COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia stayed above the 5,000-mark on Monday with 5,505 new infections recorded over the past 24 hours.

According to a statement from the Ministry of Health, 2 persons have 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 620,935 and the virus-related fatalities to 8,908.

According to the ministry, a total of 4,349 people recovered over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of people free from the deadly virus to 569,296.

According to the ministry, among the active cases 388 of them were in critical condition.


January 17, 2022
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