Saudi Arabia reports 327 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia reported 327 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, according to the Ministry of Health. As a result, the total number of cases in the Kingdom over the course of the pandemic grew to 822,459.

The authorities also confirmed one new COVID-19-related death, raising the total number of fatalities to 9,407.

Of the new infections, 134 were recorded in Riyadh, 50 in Jeddah, 18 in Madinah, 13 in Taif, 12 in Makkah and 10 in Dammam. Several other cities



recorded fewer than 10 new cases each.

The ministry also announced that 278 patients had recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries to 808,448.

It said that 4,604 COVID-19 cases were still active, adding that 14,230 PCR tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to more than 44.6 million.

The ministry said that of the current cases, 89 patients were in critical condition.