Saudi Arabia has confirmed 1,552 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the past 24 hours—81 percent of them are expats—bringing the total number to 27,011.
According to the Ministry of Health, experts have earlier warned that the cases could reach 10,000 to 200,000 in the next few weeks if residents do not take the precautionary measures seriously. Today, Minister of Health Tawfiq Al-Rabiah said they are expecting the number to further rise in the coming days.
In a report by Saudi Press Agency, the Kingdom confirmed that 16 percent of the new cases are female, while 84 percent are male. The elderly, in addition, make up for the two percent of the new cases. Children account for about 5 percent, while adults make up 93 percent of the new cases.
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The death toll from COVID-19 now stands at 184 after eight new fatalities were announced on May 3.
This Ministry added that the total number of patients who have recovered from the disease, meanwhile, is now at 4,134.
They added that number of cases will soar if a section of people in the country are not serious about following the orders of the government to alleviate the spread of the disease—such as staying at home, practicing social distancing, and observing proper hygiene.
In an interview with Saudi Press Agency, Minister of Health Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah said that the increase in the number of cases depend on the cooperation of everyone in the Kingdom, noting that some members of the society are not dealing with the epidemic with “adequate seriousness.”
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