RIYADH: Coronavirus epidemic confirmed infections in Saudi Arabia topped 50,000 mark on and government is taking all possible steps to contain the virus spread, the health ministry said.
A ministry official reported 2,840 new cases, taking the cumulative total to 51,980. That was up from an average of around 1,500 new cases a day over the past week.
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The death toll in the kingdom increased by 10 to 302, the official said on state TV.
Saudi Arabia recorded its first COVID-19 infection on March 2, several weeks after the initial outbreak in Asia
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