Covid-19: Saudi reports five additional deaths, 165 new cases

On April 2, the Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia has confirmed 165 new Covid-19 cases and five fatalities.

The death toll in the kingdom has now reached 21.

#الصحة تعلن عن تسجيل (165) حالة إصابة جديدة بفيروس #كورونا الجديد (كوفيد19)، وتسجيل (5) حالات وفيات رحمهم الله، وتسجيل (64) حالة تعافي ليصبح مجموع الحالات المتعافية (328) حالة ولله الحمد. pic.twitter.com/6GobLJG5EA

— و ز ا ر ة ا لـ صـ حـ ة السعودية (@SaudiMOH) April 2, 2020

The Covid-19 virus has infected a total of 1,885 people in the kingdom, including 328 who have now recovered.

Of the newly diagnosed patients, the highest cases were reported in Makkah (48), Madinah (46) and Jeddah (30).