New COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia drop below 200-mark

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The total number of confirmed infections in Saudi Arabia is 810,583

Staff Writer, Saudi Gazette

August 5, 2022

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RIYADH — New COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia dropped below the 200-mark on Thursday, with 189 new infections recorded over the past 24 hours.

New COVID-19 cases in the Kingdom were fluctuating between 100 and 1000 during the past weeks.

According to a statement from the Ministry of Health, 2 persons has died due to complications caused by the virus over the past 24 hours.

This brings the total number of confirmed infections in the Kingdom to 810,583 and the total number of the virus-related fatalities to 9,257.

According to the ministry, a total of 295 people recovered over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of people free from the deadly virus to 796,698.

Among the active cases 113 of them were in critical condition.

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