Daily COVID-19 recoveries continue to outnumber new cases in Saudi Arabia

A Muslim pilgrim prays, after casting stones at pillars symbolising Satan during the annual Haj pilgrimage amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia August 1, 2020. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health recorded on Friday 302 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the Kingdom to 356,691.
Seventeen more patients died due to complications caused by the virus, taking the total number of fatalities to 5,857.
The ministry also reported 407 new recoveries over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of people free from the deadly virus to 345,622 with the recovery rate climbing to 96.89 percent.
The remaining cases were detected in different cities and governorates across the Kingdom.
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