Saudi Arabia announced 16 deaths from COVID-19 and 1;201 new infections on Friday.
Of the new cases; 370 were recorded in Makkah; 294 in Riyadh; 167 in the Eastern Province; 92 in Madinah; 76 in Asir; 61 in Jazan; 26 in Tabuk; 21 in Najran; 19 in Hail; 15 in Al-Baha; eight in the Northern Borders region and two in Al-Jouf.
The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom increased to 438;206 after 1;322 more patients recovered from the virus.
A total of 7;424 people have succumbed to the virus in the Kingdom so far.
Over 14.6 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine have been administered in the Kingdom to date.
