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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Announces 1,019 New Virus Cases

A Saudi healthcare worker takes a swab sample for coronavirus testing. Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia announced 1,019 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, bringing the Kingdom’s tally to 311,855.

Of the new cases, 96 were recorded in Makkah, 56 in Riyadh, 50 in Madinah, 46 in Jazan and 32 in Jeddah.

The Health Ministry also announced 30 more deaths from the COVID-19 disease.

The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom increased to 286,255 after 1,310 more patients recovered from the virus, it said.

The country’s death toll reached 3,785, the ministry added.

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