Saudi Arabia’s health ministry has announced 529 new coronavirus cases

The tally of COVID-19 cases in the Kingdom has reached 4,462, with 59 deaths, the ministry said.

Dr. Mohammed Abdl Al-Aly, ministry spokesman, said there are currently 3,642 active cases with 65 cases in critical care, and there had been 41 new recoveries, taking the total number of recoveries to 761.

Of the seven new deaths, one was a 90-year-old male in Al-Hofuf and a 53-year-old male in Makkah. Both are Saudis and had prior health conditions.

The remaining five were residents aged between 38 and 63. They lived in Makkah, Madinah and Jeddah. Most of the five also had prior health conditions.

Riyadh has the highest number of confirmed cases at 198, Makkah has 103, Madinah has 73 and there are 19 confirmed cases in Jeddah. 

The ministry announced there were more than 40,000 people in self-isolation, monitored by health officials from the start of the outbreak.

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