Home Covid-19 GCC Covid-19 update: UAE registers 437 cases, 2 fatalities; 3,989 cases, 40 deaths in Saudi The death toll in Saudi Arabia has crossed 1,550 by Zainab Mansoor June 28, 2020 UAE The Ministry of Health and Prevention has reported 437 new Covid-19 cases from 57,000 tests conducted to screen the virus. It also reported the deaths of two Covid-19 patients. The death toll now stands at 313 while a total of 47,797 people have contracted the virus since the outbreak. The latest update of #Coronavirus (#COVID19) in the #UAE#We_Are_All_Responsible#YouAreResponsible pic.twitter.com/hrwbcQwN6e — هيئة الصحة بدبي (@DHA_Dubai) June 28, 2020 Saudi Arabia The Ministry of Health reported 3,989 new cases of Covid-19 and 40 related deaths on June 28. Al Hafouf recorded 498 cases, followed by Riyadh (389) and Damman (320). The death toll has risen to 1,551, while the number of infections tally 182,493. #الصحة تعلن عن تسجيل (3989) حالة إصابة جديدة بفيروس #كورونا الجديد (كوفيد19)، وتسجيل (40) حالات وفيات رحمهم الله، وتسجيل (2627) حالة تعافي ليصبح إجمالي عدد الحالات المتعافية (124,755) حالة ولله الحمد. pic.twitter.com/cl8lLNHFXD — و ز ا ر ة ا لـ صـ حـ ة السعودية (@SaudiMOH) June 28, 2020 Oman The sultanate recorded 1,197 Covid-19 cases and four fatalities. Of the newly diagnosed cases, 709 were Omanis. The death toll stands at 163, while the current ICU admissions total 118. #Statement No 122 June 28, 2020 pic.twitter.com/tP0d4DDFNb — وزارة الصحة – عُمان (@OmaniMOH) June 28, 2020 Kuwait The Ministry of Health has reported a total of 551 new infections and four fatalities, raising the infection count to 44,942 and death toll to 348. pic.twitter.com/pBfrvAJfLH — Kuwait News Agency – English Feed (@kuna_en) June 28, 2020 Bahrain Bahrain reported 462 Covid-19 infections and 644 recoveries on June 27. Out of 8141 COVID-19 tests carried out on 27 June 2020, 462 new cases have been detected among 233 expatriate workers, 229 new cases are contacts of active cases. There were 644 recoveries from #COVID19, increasing total recoveries to 19781 pic.twitter.com/gYnXaetton — وزارة الصحة | مملكة البحرين ?? (@MOH_Bahrain) June 27, 2020 Qatar The Ministry of Public Health in Qatar reported 750 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours. آخر مستجدات فيروس كورونا في قطر Latest update on Coronavirus in Qatar#سلامتك_هي_سلامتي #YourSafetyIsMySafety pic.twitter.com/ZxAsX0Brzf — وزارة الصحة العامة (@MOPHQatar) June 28, 2020 Tags Bahrain Covid-19 GCC Healthcare infections Kuwait Oman Qatar recoveries Saudi Arabia UAE 0 Comments You might also like How UK firms can revolutionise the GCC’s construction and sustainable infrastructure sector Most GCC central banks follow Fed lead, lower key interest rates Arab Health 2025 to showcase region’s growing wearable medical devices market UAE launches basic health insurance for private sector workers, domestic staff