COVID-19: Saudi Arabia reports 4,301 new cases

Saudi Arabia has crossed 150,000 coronavirus cases after witnessing a spike in recent weeks.

The biggest Gulf country reported 4,301 new cases on Friday taking the tally to 150,292, while 1,849 patients have made full recovery and 45 others have died.

This brings the Kingdom’s overall number of recoveries to 95,764 and the death toll to 1,184.

Riyadh has topped Friday’s list of cities with the highest number of infections recording 1,091, followed by Hafouf with 430 and Jeddah with 384. Meanwhile, Mecca, Taif and Qataif reported 305, 2013 and 180 cases respectively,

The spokesman also said that there are currently 53,344 active cases and all of them are receiving necessary medical care. Of the total active cases, 1,941 are in critical health condition, while the condition of the rest is stable.