RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced six deaths from COVID-19 and 102 new infections on Friday.

Of the new cases, 38 were recorded in Riyadh, 19 in Makkah, seven in the Eastern Province, seven in Jazan, seven in Madinah, four in Asir, four in Najran, three in Tabuk, two in Al-Jouf, two in the Northern Borders region, two in Hail and two in Al-Baha.

The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom increased to 534,908 after 74 more patients recovered from the virus.

A total of 8,610 people have succumbed to the virus in the Kingdom so far.

Over 39 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine have been administered in the Kingdom to date.