RIYADH: The Saudi health ministry announced 12 new deaths and 232 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Monday.
The new cases bring the total number in the Kingdom to 357,360, including 4,662 active cases which are undergoing treatment.
Of these, there are 659 critical cases, while the health condition of the rest is stable.
It added that the new deaths put the tally of Saudi Arabia’s fatalities from the virus at 5,896.
On Monday, 393 new cases of recovery were reported, raising recoveries’ toll to 346,802.
The ministry also said 39,224 new laboratory tests had been conducted in the past 24 hours across the Kingdom.
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