Saudi Arabia records less than 500 new COVID-19 cases for first time in 5 months

LONDON: Saudi Arabia announced 483 new cases of the coronavirus, the first time the number has been below the 500 mark since mid-April.

Of the new cases, 64 were recorded in Jeddah, 42 in Makkah, 30 in Riyadh, 23 in Madinah and 17 in Dammam.

The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom increased to 310,439 after 1,009 more patients recovered from the virus.

The total number of deaths in the Kingdom increased to 4,485 after 27 more people succumbed to the virus.