Coronavirus: Saudi registers lowest death rate in a week

Riyadh - The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom increased to 165,396 after 2,370 more patients recovered from the virus.

Saudi Arabia recorded 30 deaths from Covid-19 on Saturday, the lowest daily rate in the Kingdom for a week, reports Arab News.
The health ministry also confirmed 2,994 new confirmed cases of the disease.
Ten per cent of all new cases were recorded in Riyadh with the capital reporting 285 cases. Hufof recorded 226 new cases, Jeddah 221, Dammam 211 and Taif 152.
The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom increased to 165,396 after 2,370 more patients recovered from the virus.
A total of 2,181 people have succumbed to the virus in the Kingdom so far.
Kuwait records 478 new cases
The Kuwait health ministry on Saturday reported 478 new cases of coronavirus, raising the tally of infections to 54,058.
The country also reported three new deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the number of fatalities to 386.
The ministry also announced the recovery of 747 more patients, raising the total recoveries in the country to 43,961.
As many as 2,495 tests were carried out in the country in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of tests to 429,501.
No new death in Qatar
The Qatar health ministry on Saturday reported 498 new coronavirus cases.
It also announced the recovery of  701 people, taking the total number of recoveries in the country to 98,934. No deaths were announced in the country in the last 24 hours. The country's death toll stood at 146.

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