The ministry added that 1,519 more people have recovered from the virus, taking the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 82,548.
Over 30 percent of new cases were recorded in Riyadh where 1,089 infections were announced. Jeddah recorded 527 new cases, Makkah 310, Dammam 227 and Madinah 191, Al-Khobar 163 and 114 in Qatif. There were 91 new infections in Hufof, 57 in Taif, 48 in Safwa, 47 in Jubail, 35 in Hafr Al-Batin, 34 in Mazahimah, 33 in Buraidah, 27 in Al-Kharj, 23 in Yanbu and 19 each in Ras Tanura and Ad-Diriyah.