RIYADH: Saudi Arabia recorded 30 deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday, the lowest daily rate in the Kingdom for a week.

The health ministry also confirmed 2,994 new confirmed cases of the disease.

Ten percent of all new cases were recorded in Riyadh with the capital reporting 285 cases. Hufof recorded 226 new cases, Jeddah 221, Dammam 211 and Taif 152.

The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom increased to 165,396 after 2,370 more patients recovered from the virus.

A total of 2,181 people have succumbed to the virus in the Kingdom so far.

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