RIYADH: 抖阴短视频 confirmed 12 new COVID-19 related deaths on Sunday, raising the total number of fatalities to 8,075.
The Ministry of Health confirmed 1,055 new cases reported in the Kingdom in the previous 24 hours, meaning 509,576 people have now contracted the disease.聽
Of the total number of cases, 10,805 remain active and 1,420 in critical condition.
According to the ministry, the highest number of cases were recorded in the capital Riyadh with 323, followed by Makkah with 187, the Eastern Province with 170, Asir recorded 114, and Qassim confirmed 66 cases.
The health ministry also announced that 1,143 patients had recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 490,696.
鈦 鬲毓賱賳 毓賳 鬲爻噩賷賱 (1055) 丨丕賱丞 廿氐丕亘丞 噩丿賷丿丞 亘賮賷乇賵爻 賰賵乇賵賳丕 (賰賵賮賷丿-19)貙 賵鬲爻噩賷賱 (12) 丨丕賱丕鬲 賵賮賷丕鬲 乇丨賲賴賲 丕賱賱賴貙 賵鬲爻噩賷賱 (1143) 丨丕賱丞 鬲毓丕賮賷 賱賷氐亘丨 廿噩賲丕賱賷 毓丿丿 丕賱丨丕賱丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲毓丕賮賷丞 (490,696) 丨丕賱丞 賵賱賱賴 丕賱丨賲丿.
鈥 賵 夭 丕 乇 丞 丕 賱賭 氐賭 丨賭 丞 丕賱爻毓賵丿賷丞 (@SaudiMOH)
The ministry renewed its call on the public to register to receive the vaccine, and adhere to the measures and abide by instructions, while police in Najran said they arrested 10 people for violating quarantine instructions.
Meanwhile, police in Jazan said they arrested 64 people for flouting quarantine rules after they tested positive for COVID-19.
Penalties for individuals who violate quarantine instructions include a fine of up to SR200,000 ($53,332) and/or up to two years imprisonment, and penalties are doubled for repeat offenders. If the violation was committed by an expat, they face deportation from the Kingdom and are permanently banned from reentry.
The Ministry of Islamic Affairs reopened six mosques in four regions after temporarily evacuating and sterilizing them after six people tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of mosques closed and reopened after being sterilized to 1,865 within 162 days.
The coronavirus pandemic has affected over 190 million people globally and the death toll has reached around 4.10 million.
