Coronavirus Cases in Saudi Arabia Reach 11,631

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Tuesday recorded 1147 new coronavirus cases during the last twenty-four hours, the biggest daily increase in  COVID-19 infections.

In a statement, the spokesman of the health ministry Dr. Mohamed Al-Abdali said that 6 new deaths have been reported, raising the death toll to 109.

“The total number of the infected cases in Saudi Arabia reach 11,631” the spokesman said.

“150 new coronavirus cases have recovered so far, raising the total number of the recovered cases to 1,640,” Al-Abdali added.

"73% of the cases are foreigner, while only 27% of the diagnosed cases are from Saudi Arabia," the spokesman said.

It is worth mentioning that, more cases of the virus, which causes respiratory disease COVID-19, continue to emerge, with outbreaks in South Korea, Italy, and Iran.

People across the globe partake in self-isolation for 14 days as an effective precautionary measure to protect those around them and themselves from contracting COVID-19.

Transmission of virus between humans happens when someone comes into contact with an infected person’s secretions, such as droplets in a cough.

It can also be transmitted by coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.

How To protect yourself from Coronavirus: 

-Wash your hands frequently with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand rub if your hands are not visibly dirty as washing hands with soap and water eliminates the virus if it is on the hands.

-When coughing and sneezing, cover mouth and nose with flexed elbow or tissue – discard tissue immediately into a closed bin and clean your hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water to prevent the spread of germs and viruses. If you sneeze or cough into your hands, you can pass the virus to other people that you have contact with.

-Eating fruits and vegetables that contain Vitamin C so that your immune system could be enhanced for better and be able to confront viruses.

-Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth as hands touch many surfaces, which can be contaminated with the virus. If you touch your eyes, nose or mouth with your contaminated hands, the virus from the surface may infect you.

Accordingly, you need to keep surrounding surfaces clean and free of viruses.

Make sure to keep all surrounding surfaces clean, even those that don’t usually cross minds like: keyboards, phone receivers, doorknobs, light switches, and remote controls.