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This picture taken on May 24, 2020 during the early hours of Eid Al Fitr shows an aerial view of Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca, with the Abraj Al Bait Mecca Royal Clock Tower overlooking the Grand Mosque and Kaaba in the centre. Image Credit: AFP
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Dubai: Saudi Arabia has reported 2,378 coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours.

This brings the total number of confirmed infections in the Kingdom to 262,772, including 44,369 active cases under treatment and 2,143 patients in critical condition.

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Meanwhile, the nation of 30 million people on Friday recorded 2,241 additional recoveries while 37 more patients succumbed to COVID-19, pushing the total number of recoveries and fatalities to 215,731 and 2,672 respectively.

The latest coronavirus cases were detected after the Saudi Ministry of Health conducted 52,502 new COVID-19 tests across the Kingdom.

Mecca topped the Saudi cities with the highest number of newly detected infections after reporting 195 cases, followed by Riyadh with 139 new cases, and Al Hufuf with 135 cases.

The other new infections were recorded in different cities and provinces across Saudi Arabia.