Home Covid-19 GCC Covid-19 update: UAE reports 479 cases, 2 deaths; Saudi registers 3,733 cases, 38 fatalities The death toll in the UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia has risen to 286, 279 and 857 respectively by Zainab Mansoor June 11, 2020 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 Tags Bahrain Covid-19 GCC Healthcare Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia UAE 0 Comments You might also like US-UAE climate-friendly farming partnership grows to $29bn Novartis Gulf’s Mohamed Ezz Eldin on the region’s key healthcare trends Oman’s OQ to raise $490m from IPO of methanol, ammonia unit Bahrain’s ATME aims transforming regional markets with asset tokenisation