RIYADH: More than 4.6 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Health said on Friday.
This comes as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise in the Kingdom with 728 infections announced in the previous 24 hours.
Of the new cases, 338 were recorded in Riyadh, 114 in the Eastern Province, 108 in Makkah, 44 in Madinah, 30 in the Northern Borders region, 22 in Hail, 19 in Asir, 11 in Tabuk, 10 in Jazan, five in Al-Jouf and five in Najran.
#الصحة تعلن عن تسجيل (728) حالة إصابة جديدة بفيروس كورونا (كوفيد-19)، وتسجيل (8) حالات وفيات رحمهم الله، وتسجيل (404) حالة تعافي ليصبح إجمالي عدد الحالات المتعافية (378,873) حالة ولله الحمد. pic.twitter.com/YSjTPG2j6d
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The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom increased to 378,873 after 404 more patients recovered from the virus.
A total of 6,684 people have succumbed to the virus in the Kingdom after eight more people died.
The ministry renewed its call on the public to register to take the vaccine, and to adhere to the preventative measures and abide by instructions.
