RIYADH — Saudi Arabia recorded on Tuesday 362 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections in the Kingdom to 353,918. Sixteen more patients died from complications caused by the virus over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of virus-related fatalities to 5,692. The ministry also reported 436 new recoveries over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of people free from the deadly virus to 341,104 with the recovery rate rising to 96.37 percent. All the cities in the Kingdom once again recorded less than 50 new cases with Madinah registering 49, Riyadh 35, and Makkah 29. The remaining cases were detected in different cities and governorates across the Kingdom. Meanwhile, the active cases in the Kingdom also came down significantly with 7,122 reported on Tuesday, and out of the total, 816 were critical cases. — SG
