Saudi health ministry announces 385 new COVID-19 cases

Saudi health ministry announces 385 new COVID-19 cases

Saudi health ministry announces 385 new COVID-19 cases

Saudi health ministry announces 385 new COVID-19 cases

People wearing protective face masks and gloves shop at a supermarket following the outbreak of the coronavirus in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. [Ahmed Yosri/Reuters]

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Saudi health ministry announces 385 new COVID-19 cases

The number of people who contracted the disease in the Kingdom is now 342,968

Updated 20 October 2020

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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has confirmed 385 new COVID-19 cases and 16 deaths over the last 24 hours.

The Ministry of Health said the new confirmed cases increase the number of people who contracted the disease in the Kingdom to 342,968. 

According to the ministry, the highest number of cases were recorded in Madinah with 59, followed by 31 in Yanbu, 27 in Makkah, and 23 in Riyadh. 

 The ministry also announced that 375 patients had