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Saudi Arabia's coronavirus cases exceed 100,000

  • 07 Jun 2020
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A Saudi family walks at the Hayat mall after restaurants and malls reopened as the government eases the lockdown restrictions in Riyadh. Reuters

The number of coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia exceeded 100,000 on Sunday following a rise in new infections over the past ten days.

The Saudi Ministry of Health reported 3,045 new cases on Sunday, taking the total to 101,914, with 712 deaths.

The number of new daily cases exceeded 3,000 for the first time on Saturday.

The country of 30 million people recorded its first COVID-19 infection on March 2. Health authorities said in April the virus could eventually infect between 10,000 and 200,000 people in Saudi Arabia. The kingdom topped 50,000 cases on May 16.

Saudi Arabia's numbers are the highest in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which have recorded 272,625 cases and 1,406 deaths.

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