Covid-19: UAE registers 63 new cases; Saudi reports fourth death

Saudi Arabia announced its fourth Covid-19 fatality, confirmed as a resident of Riyadh, as well as the detection of 99 new cases in the kingdom.

The Ministry of Health took to social media to confirm that of the newly diagnosed cases, the highest were registered in Riyadh (41).

Among the 99 diagnosed cases, 10 were travel-related while the rest were linked to contact with previously infected patients.

#الصحة تعلن عن تسجيل (99) حالة إصابة جديدة بفيروس #كورونا الجديد (كوفيد19)، وتسجيل حالة وفاة لمواطن في الرياض رحمه الله، وتسجيل حالتي تعافي ليصبح مجموع الحالات المتعافية (37) حالة ولله الحمد. pic.twitter.com/KdMILfxNIn

— و ز ا ر ة ا لـ صـ حـ ة السعودية (@SaudiMOH) March 28, 2020

The Covid-19 virus has till now afflicted a total of 1,203 individuals in the kingdom, of whom 37 have fully recovered.

On Thursday, the kingdom also extended its existing curfew in the cities of Riyadh, Makkah and Madinah to begin from 3pm. Currently, the curfew runs from 7pm until 6am across all of Saudi Arabia.

Read: Covid-19: UAE reports 72 new cases, Saudi extends curfew as case count crosses 1,100

UAE
The UAE announced 63 new cases of the Covid-19 virus on Saturday, March 28. 

The total number of diagnosed cases in the country has now reached 468, the UAE government tweeted, citing the health spokesperson.

Dr. Al Hosani announced 63 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 468 in the UAE. The cases are in a stable condition and are undergoing treatment. #UAEGov

— UAEGov (@uaegov) March 28, 2020

The cases are in a stable condition and are undergoing treatment. 

Oman
As many as 21 new cases have been detected in the sultanate, taking the total number of those infected to 152, Oman News Agency tweeted, citing the Ministry of Health.

Of the new cases, eight were related to contact with previous patients, and eight were related to travel, while five were subject to epidemiological investigation, the ministry confirmed.