Saudi Arabia’s coronavirus cases exceed 100,000: Live updates

Saudi Arabia – (warsoor) – The number of coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia exceeded 100,000, following a rise in new infections over the past ten days.

The Saudi Ministry of Health reported 3,045 new cases , taking the total to 101,914, with 712 deaths. The number of new daily cases exceeded 3,000 for the first time on Saturday.

The country of 30 million people recorded its first COVID-19 infection on March 2. Health authorities said in April the virus could eventually infect between 10,000 and 200,000 people in Saudi Arabia. The kingdom topped 50,000 cases on May 16.

SOURCE: ALJAZEERA