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Saudi Arabia reports 1,132 new cases of COVID-19

Kingdom's health authorities announce new figures on Saturday



Medical staff are pictured at a quarantine center built recently in preparation for any possible spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sanaa, Yemen March 29, 2020. March 29, 2020.
Image Credit: Reuters

Dubai: Saudi Arabia has reported 1,132 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number of confirmed COVID-19 patients to 8,274, the Ministry of Health revealed on Saturday.

The ministry has also announced five more deaths from the virus, taking to 92 the Kingdom’s death toll/.

Recoveries

Meanwhile, 280 new recovered cases were reported, pushing the total number of patients recovered to 1,329.

The ministry revealed that 79 per cent of today’s cases are expatriates and that 65 per cent of the cases were detected through intensified and active COVID-19 screening in densely-populated areas.

A total of 201 patients of Saturday’s cases have contracted the disease due to being in contact with existing cases, the ministry added.

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The new infected cases have been placed under complete isolation and they are receiving necessary medical care, an official from the ministry said.

He affirmed that medical teams are intensifying efforts and screening tests in workers' neighbourhoods and accommodations in order to limit the spread of the disease.

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