Riyadh Saudi Arabia, First Published Jan 24, 2022, 11:26 PM IST
Riyadh: The number of Kovid recoveries is rising sharply in Saudi Arabia. In the last 24 hours, 6,296 more patients have recovered, bringing the total number of infected people in the country to over six lakh. However, only 4,843 people were newly diagnosed with the disease. Two of those being treated died of covid death, the health ministry said.
The total number of Kovid cases reported so far is 6,57,197 and the number of cases is 6,06,130. The total death toll was 8,922. Of the 42,145 patients being treated, 705 are in critical condition. They are in the intensive care unit of various hospitals across the country. The condition of the rest is satisfactory. The country’s covid release rate was 92.22 percent and the death rate was 1.35 percent.
165,134 RT PCR tests were performed within 24 hours. Riyadh – 1,516, Jeddah – 509, Madinah – 198, Hufuf – 189, Makkah – 156, Jizan – 113, Dammam – 113 and Abha – 109 were the latest cases to be reported in different parts of the country. So far 5,55,61,587 doses of vaccine have been vaccinated in the country. Of these, 2,54,05,888 were the first dose, 2,35,77,853 the second dose, and 65,77,846 the booster dose.
Last Updated Jan 24, 2022, 11:26 PM IST
