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Coronavirus Cases in Saudi Arabia Surpass 1,100


Fri 27 Mar 2020 | 04:54 PM
Mohamed Helba

Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry confirmed on Friday that the coronavirus cases in the country surpassed 1,100.

"Up to 92 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed and this upped the total number of the confirmed cases to 1104," the ministry said in a statement.

It also added that there are no coronavirus deaths during the last twenty-four hours as the Arab country had reported only three death since the spread of the COVID-19.

"Up to 35 cases have totally recovered from the virus" it added.

The ministry also added that most of the infected cases are in a stable condition, and only six detected cases are in critical condition, as they receive the appropriate health care in the intensive care department.

The virus hit more than 500,000 people and claimed the lives of more than 24000 across the world.

Earlier today, UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus, as the outbreak spreads across the country.

Johnson confirmed the news in a video posted on Twitter, saying: “Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus.”

He continued: “I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the government’s response via video-conference as we fight this virus. Together we will beat this. #StayHomeSaveLives”

The announcement comes days after Prince Charles was confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus.

It is worth mentioning that the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus a global pandemic on March 11 as the new virus has rapidly spread to more than 121,000 people from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.