Saudi Arabia registers 70 new coronavirus cases

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has registered 70 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infected cases to 344.

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health stated yesterday that among the new infections were 11 cases coming from: Morocco, India, Jordan, the Philippines, Britain, the UAE and Switzerland. They were taken directly from airports to quarantine in



hospitals.

The remaining 58 cases involved transmission from persons already infected, who were attending social occasions, such as marriage parties, condolence offerings and family meetings.

Meanwhile, eight of the 344 cases have recovered , while two of the cases are reported to be in a critical condition.