Saudi confirms 17 new cases

Riyadh

Seventeen new cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were diagnosed in Saudi Arabia, bringing the overall number of infected patients to 62. The Ministry of Health confirmed the new cases, adding that they have all been quarantined as per the health protocols, reported the Saudi Press Agency

A Saudi who tested positive after returning from Iran, via Oman, is being treated at a hospital in Al Ahsa. The fourth case involves a Saudi woman who had been in Turkey for six days and then spent five days in Lebanon. She first became aware of her symptoms on the night she arrived in Lebanon, and is now in isolation in Jeddah.

Two Saudi women who had travelled from Iraq are in quarantine in Qatif governorate, after testing positive for the virus without showing any obvious symptoms. In addition, another 11 Egyptians from a group that had been in contact with an infected visitor from their home country tested positive for the virus and are in quarantine in Makkah. They also showed no symptoms. On Wednesday, it was revealed that another 21 people from the group have the virus.