Jeddah: The highest number of Kovid patients was reported in Saudi Arabia today in the Eastern Province. A total of 327 people were newly infected here. Nationwide, 1,338 new cases and 1,208 cures were reported today. This brings the total number of Kovid patients in the country to 4,90,464 and the total number of cases to 4,70,328. 16 deaths were newly confirmed to be due to Kovid. The death toll rose to 7,848.
The number of Kovid patients in various hospitals is 12,288. Of these, 1,374 are in critical condition. The health condition of the rest who are undergoing treatment is satisfactory. The country’s covid release rate is 95.89 percent and the death rate is 1.60 percent. Number of newly reported cases in different provinces: Eastern Province 327, Riyadh 279, Makkah 208, Azir 127, Al Qasim 115, Madinah 109, Jizan 55, Northern Border Region 37, Albaha 29, Tabuk 21, Najran 16, Hail 13, Al Jawf. 2.