Saudi Arabia on Friday reported 10 fatalities due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), taking the kingdom’s death toll to 229 so far.
The number of infections with the highly contagious respiratory disease shot up by 1,701 to 35,432 since the outbreak of the deadly bug in the kingdom, the Saudi Health Ministry’s Spokesman Mohammad Al-Abdulali said in his daily news briefing Friday.
In addition, a total 1,322 patients have been cured of the Covid-19, raising the count of recoveries to 9,120, while 141 others are still languishing in intensive care units, the spokesman added.
UAE announces 553 new coronavirus cases, 9 deaths and 265 recoveries
Another 553 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the UAE, pushing the total number of COVID-19 infections to 16,793, the Ministry of Health and Prevention announced on Friday.
Deaths
Nine more deaths from the novel virus have been also confirmed, taking the country’s death toll to 174.
According to the ministry, the deceased, who are of various nationalities, suffered from pre-existing chronic illnesses coinciding with the coronavirus, which resulted in complications that led to their death.
Recoveries
The ministry also announced the full recovery of 265 new cases after receiving the necessary treatment, taking that number up to 3,837 of total recovered patients.
New tests conducted
The latest coronavirus patients, all of whom are in a stable condition and receiving the necessary care, were identified after conducting more than 41,000 additional COVID-19 tests among UAE citizens and residents over the past few days, the ministry said.
It expressed its sincere condolences to the families of the deceased and wished a speedy recovery to all patients, calling on the public to cooperate with health authorities and comply with all precautionary measures, particularly social distancing protocols, to ensure the safety and protection of the public.
