Saudi Arabia detects 24 cases of coronavirus, total rises to 86
Saudi Arabia detected 24 new cases of the
coronavirus on Friday, including a case of a female citizen who recently
returned from France and another who arrived from Italy, according to the
Kingdom’s health ministry.
The ministry said that the first case of a female
citizen returning from France has been isolated in a health facility in the
city of Riyadh, while the second case of a citizen arriving from Italy is
currently in isolation in a health facility in al-Qatif city.
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The ministry added that there were seven cases of
quarantined citizens in the eastern region, who contracted the coronavirus
after having come into physical contact with previously announced cases.
Out of the 24 cases announced on Friday, 14 are of
Egyptian nationality. One of the cases is a resident of Bangladeshi nationality
currently in quarantine in Mecca city.
With the addition of new cases, the total number of
injuries has risen to 86 as of Friday.
