RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced two deaths from COVID-19 and 43 new infections on Friday.

Of the new cases, 14 were recorded in Riyadh, eight in Jeddah, three in Makkah, two in Madinah, and two in Yanbu. Several other cities recorded one new case each.

The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom increased to 537,761 after 39 more patients recovered from the virus.

A total of 8,802 people have succumbed to the virus in the Kingdom so far.

Over 46.2 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine have been administered in the Kingdom to date.