LONDON: Saudi Arabia announced 5 deaths from COVID-19 and 176 new infections on Sunday.

Of the new cases, 62 were recorded in Riyadh, 34 in Makkah, 32 in the Eastern Province,12 in Madinah, 7 in Asir, 5 in Najran and 1 in Jazan.

The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom increased to 356,687 after 146 more patients recovered from the virus.

A total of 6,323 people have succumbed to the virus in the Kingdom so far.