RIYADH: Saudi Arabia recorded 10 new COVID-19 related deaths on Monday, raising the total number of fatalities to 8,259.
The Ministry of Health confirmed 1,063 new cases reported in the Kingdom in the previous 24 hours, meaning 527,877 people have now contracted the disease.
Of the new cases, 244 were recorded in Makkah, 217 in Riyadh, 152 in the Eastern Province, 108 in Asir, 88 in Jazan, 70 in Madinah, 45 in Najran, 44 in Hail, 35 in Qassim, 20 in the Northern Borders region, 18 in Tabuk, 17 in Al-Baha, and five in Al-Jouf.
Of the total number of cases, 10,624 remain active and 1,434 in critical condition.
The health ministry also announced that 1,620 patients had recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 508,994.
Over 28 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been administered in the Kingdom to date through 587 centers.
The ministry urged all students to quickly take the first dose of the vaccine so they may take the second dose before the start of the academic year.
The Ministry of Islamic Affairs reopened five mosques in three regions after temporarily evacuating and sterilizing them after some people tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of mosques closed and reopened after being sterilized to 1,928 within 177 days.
The coronavirus pandemic has affected over 199 million people globally and the death toll has reached around 4.24 million.
