JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia reported 19 deaths from COVID-19 and 403 new infections on Saturday.

The new cases bring the total number of confirmed infections to 347,282. There are currently 8,038 active cases, 776 of which are in critical care.

Of the new cases, Madinah had the highest number at 59, Riyadh had 44 cases and Hail had 33 cases.

The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom increased by 404 to 333,842, putting the recovery rate at 96.1 percent. The COVID-19 death toll is 5,402.

Saudi Arabia has conducted 51,418 PCR tests in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of tests carried out so far to more than eight million.

Earlier, Health Minister spokesman Dr. Mohammed Al-Abd Al-Aly said the average COVID-19 recovery period is 13 days, three of which are free from symptoms. This is why a two week period is necessary to complete a full recovery, he added. Al-Aly said that people who have recovered from COVID-19 must still follow preventive measures because they can still suffer from complications and transmit the virus.