RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced 12 deaths from COVID-19 and 1,289 new infections on Thursday.

Of the new cases, 260 were recorded in Makkah, 253 in Riyadh, 220 in the Eastern Province, 100 in Jazan, 76 in Asir, 73 in Hail, 63 in Madinah, 42 in Tabuk, 41 in Najran, 30 in the Northern Borders region, 23 in Al-Baha, and 11 in Al-Jouf.

The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom increased to 503,827 after 1,299 more patients recovered from the virus.

A total of 8,212 people have succumbed to the virus in the Kingdom so far.

Over 26 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine have been administered in the Kingdom to date.