The Ministry of Health announced that 244 out of 289 pilgrims injured as a result of the stampede among pilgrims at the entrance of the Jamarat (Stonining) Bridge in Mina on Thursday noon have been discharged from hospitals and that there are still 45 pilgrims in hospitals who are expected to be discharged during the next two days. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Dr. Khalid Mirghalani, the Official Spokesman of the Ministry of Health said that the number of the dead has reached 362 pilgrims.