RIYADH: ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ announced 13 deaths from COVID-19 and 1,173 new infections on Sunday.
Of the new cases, 273 were recorded in the Eastern Province, 227 in Riyadh, 222 in Makkah, 90 in Madinah, 77 in Asir, 40 in the Northern Borders region, 39 in Al-Baha, 32 in Jazan, 18 in Najran, 18 in Tabuk, 14 in Hail, and eight in Al-Jouf.
Meanwhile,Ìýthe health ministry said that people aged 40 years and over can now book an appointment to receive their second vaccine against the coronavirus via the Sehhaty App.
The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom increased to 472,939 after 1,389 more patients recovered from the virus.
A total of 7,876 people have succumbed to the virus in the Kingdom so far.
Over 18.3 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine have been administered in the Kingdom to date.
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