RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced 13 deaths from COVID-19 and 1,153 new infections on Saturday.

Of the new cases, 335 were recorded in Makkah, 266 in Riyadh, 148 in the Eastern Province, 119 in Asir, 84 in Jazan, 63 in Madinah, 27 in Najran, 23 in Tabuk, 17 in Hail, 12 in Al-Baha, 10 in the Northern Borders region, and four in Al-Jouf.

The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom increased to 454,404 after 1,145 more patients recovered from the virus.

A total of 7,663 people have succumbed to the virus in the Kingdom so far.

Over 16.4 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine have been administered in the Kingdom to date.