RIYADH: There were 13 new COVID-19 related deaths confirmed in Saudi arabia on Friday, raising the total number of fatalities to 8,048.

The Ministry of Health confirmed 1,298 new cases reported in the Kingdom over the previous 24 hours, meaning 507,423 people have now contracted the disease. 

Of the total number of cases, 11,029 remain active and 1,400 in critical condition.

According to the ministry, the highest number of cases were recorded in the capital Riyadh with 274, followed by Makkah and the Eastern Province with 240, Asir recorded 143, and Jazan confirmed 83 cases.

The health ministry also announced that 1,428 patients had recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 488,346.

There have also been 21,616,457 doses of vaccine administered across the Kingdom.