COVID-19 cases in GCC: 18 die in Saudi Arabia, 10 in Oman, 9 in Kuwait

Dubai: The total COVID-19 cases in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain has risen to 835,123 on Wednesday, while death toll has now touched 8,474.

Kuwait today reported 452 new cases of COVID-19 and nine more deaths, taking the total number of confirmed infections to 138,337 and total fatalities to 857, the Ministry of Health said.

A further 792 fresh recoveries were also recorded over the past 24 hours, pushing total people recovered across the country to 129,839, according to the ministry’s latest update.

Active cases have now touched 7,641, out of which 105 are serious cases under intensive care.

The Ministry of Health registered 411 new coronavirus cases and 10 deaths over the past 24 hours in Oman. The total cases in the Sultanate have now touched 121,129, including 1,360 deaths, according to the latest update by the ministry.

A further 568 recoveries were reported in the last 24 hours, pushing total recoveries in the Sultanate to 112,014.

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday confirmed the detection of 290 new coronavirus cases, marking the lowest single-day count in more than seven months since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Kingdom.

Eighteen more patients died from complications caused by the virus over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said in its latest update. This brings the total number of confirmed infections in the Kingdom to 354,208 and virus-related fatalities to 5,710.

The ministry also reported 411 new recoveries over the past 24 hours, raising the total recoveries from the deadly virus to 341,515, with the recovery rate rising to 96.41 per cent.

Riyadh recorded the highest number of daily infections with 63 cases, followed by Medina with 29, Hail with 24, and Jeddah with 13 cases. The remaining cases were detected in different cities and governorates across the Kingdom.

With the steady drop in the number of daily cases and the spike in recoveries, the active cases also dropped significantly with 6,983 reported on Wednesday, and out of the total, 808 were critical cases

The Ministry of Public Health announced that 219 people have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total cases in Qatar to 136,441.

No new fatalities were reported over the past 24 hours, keeping the death tally at 235. Another 256 patients have fully recovered, pushing total people recovered across the country to 133,473. Active cases have fallen to 2,733, including 280 that are still under treatment, while 37 are critical under intensive care.

The Ministry of Health today reported 126 new cases of COVID-19, bringing total cases in the Kingdom to 85,008. No new deaths were reported over the last 24 hours, keeping the Kingdom’s fatality tally at 337.

The new cases were detected as 9,677 COVID-19 tests were carried out in the last 24 hours. Out of the newly detected infections, 45 expatriate workers, 73 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 8 are travel related. The ministry also announced the recovery of 220 people, pushing total recoveries to 82,900.

There are currently 1,771 active cases, out of which 1,755 cases are stable, while 16 cases in critical condition and 34 cases still receiving treatment