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Number of COVID-19 Cases in Saudi Arabia Rises to 11 - Health Ministry

© AP Photo / Amr NabilA Muslim worshipper walks past pigeons after the noon prayers outside the Grand Mosque, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, March 7, 2020. Saudi Arabia announced there would be no spectators for sports competitions and games starting Saturday in order to combat the spread of the virus. The kingdom has taken unprecedented measures against the virus' spread, including halting all pilgrimage in Mecca, Islam's holiest site.
A Muslim worshipper walks past pigeons after the noon prayers outside the Grand Mosque, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, March 7, 2020. Saudi Arabia announced there would be no spectators for sports competitions and games starting Saturday in order to combat the spread of the virus. The kingdom has taken unprecedented measures against the virus' spread, including halting all pilgrimage in Mecca, Islam's holiest site. - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The number of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Saudi Arabia has risen to 11, the kingdom’s Health Ministry said on Sunday.
"The Ministry of Health reports that four new cases of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) have been recorded in three women and one man," the ministry wrote on Twitter, adding that the total number was brought to 11.

Saudi Arabia previously suspended pilgrimage to the two holy cities of Mecca and Medina due to coronavirus concerns.

​To date, COVID-19 has killed over 3,500 people worldwide and infected over 105,000 in more than 90 countries, according to Johns Hopkins University.

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