JEDDAH: There has been an increase in the number of daily cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Saudi Ministry of Health reported on Thursday.
Saudi Arabia reported 253 new COVID-19 cases, compared to 216 the previous day, so that 367,276 people have now contracted the disease. There are 2,157 active cases, 362 of them in critical condition.
According to the ministry, 85 of the newly recorded cases were in Riyadh, 66 in the Eastern Province, 50 in Makkah, and five in Madinah.
Three COVID-19-related deaths were reported in the previous 24 hours. The death toll now stands at 6,366.
In addition, 208 patients recovered from the disease, bringing the total to 358,753 recoveries.
#الصحة تعلن عن تسجيل (253) حالة إصابة جديدة بفيروس كورونا (كوفيد-19)، وتسجيل (3) حالات وفيات رحمهم الله، وتسجيل (208) حالة تعافي ليصبح إجمالي عدد الحالات المتعافية (358,753) حالة ولله الحمد. pic.twitter.com/Z81NtWzwhr
— و ز ا ر ة ا لـ صـ حـ ة السعودية (@SaudiMOH) January 28, 2021
Saudi Arabia has conducted 12,173,510 PCR tests, with 45,115 carried out in the past 24 hours.
Saudi health clinics set up by the ministry as testing hubs or treatment centers have helped hundreds of thousands of people around the Kingdom since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
Among those testing hubs are Taakad (make sure) centers and Tetamman (rest assured) clinics.
Taakad centers provide COVID-19 testing for those who show no or mild symptoms or believe they have come into contact with an infected individual, while the Tettamman clinics offer treatment and advice to those with virus symptoms, such as fever, loss of taste and smell and breathing difficulties.
Appointments to either services can also be made through the ministry’s Sehhaty app.
Meanwhile, Saudis and expats in the Kingdom continue to receive their doses of the coronavirus vaccine, which they registered for through the app.
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