GCC Covid-19 update: UAE reports 479 cases, 2 deaths; Saudi registers 3,733 cases, 38 fatalities

UAE
The Ministry of Health and Prevention announced 479 Covid-19 cases on June 11, as a result of more than 45,000 tests conducted to screen for the virus.

The number of cases have now reached 40,986.

Two additional deaths have been confirmed, raising the death toll to 286.

The ministry also confirmed 1,217 additional recoveries, scaling the total recoveries to 25,234.

Saudi Arabia
The Ministry of Health has reported 3,733 Covid-19 cases and 38 deaths, its highest ever daily fatality count since the outbreak.

Riyadh posted 1,431 cases, followed by Jeddah (294), Makkah (293) and Dammam (214).

The death toll stands at 857 while the number of infections has scaled to 116,021.

#الصحة تعلن عن تسجيل (3733) حالة إصابة جديدة بفيروس #كورونا الجديد (كوفيد19)، وتسجيل (38) حالات وفيات رحمهم الله، وتسجيل (2065) حالة تعافي ليصبح إجمالي عدد الحالات المتعافية (80,019) حالة ولله الحمد. pic.twitter.com/XwjnIbNU4e

— و ز ا ر ة ا لـ صـ حـ ة السعودية (@SaudiMOH) June 11, 2020

Oman
The Ministry of Health reported 1,067 Covid-19 cases and 5 deaths.

The total infections have now spiked to 19,954 while the death toll stands at 89.

#Statement No 105
June 11, 2020 pic.twitter.com/nr7ODrN4A9

— وزارة الصحة – عُمان (@OmaniMOH) June 11, 2020

Kuwait
The Ministry of Health confirmed 609 new coronavirus infections and four deaths in the last 24 hours.

The total number of infections has risen to 34,432 while the death toll stands at 279.

MoH: 609 new coronavirus infection cases in Kuwait, 4 deaths https://t.co/kVrTDOSx8p #KUNA #KUWAIT pic.twitter.com/dyMuMJi7FC

— Kuwait News Agency – English Feed (@kuna_en) June 11, 2020

Bahrain
As of June 10, Bahrain had a total of 5,148 active Covid-19 cases, of whom 14 were reported to be critical. As many as 32 people have succumbed to the virus.

Qatar
Qatar has reported a total of 1,476 infections and three deaths in the last 24 hours.

آخر مستجدات فيروس كورونا في قطر
Latest update on Coronavirus in Qatarhttps://t.co/Il86Rjz8nX#سلامتك_هي_سلامتي #YourSafetyIsMySafety pic.twitter.com/mS1un3qecI

— وزارة الصحة العامة (@MOPHQatar) June 11, 2020